CSS height Property
The height property is used to set the height of an element. The height property does not contain padding and margin and border of the element.
Syntax:
height: auto|length|initial|inherit;
Default Value: auto
Property Values:
- auto: It is used to set the height property to its default value. If the height property is set to auto then the browser calculates the height of the element.
- length: It is used to set the height of the element in the form of px, cm, etc. The length can not be negative.
- initial: It is used to set the height property to its default value.
- inherit: It is used to set the height property from its parent element.
Example: In this example, we are using height: auto;
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > CSS height Property </ title > < style > .Beginner { height: auto; color: white; font-size: 30px; background-color: green; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h2 >CSS height Property</ h2 > < div class = "Beginner" > w3wiki: A computer science portal </ div > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example: In this example, we are using height: length; property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > CSS height Property </ title > < style > .Beginner { height: 100px; color: white; font-size: 30px; background-color: green; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h2 >CSS height Property</ h2 > < div class = "Beginner" > w3wiki: A computer science portal </ div > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example: In this example, we are using height: initial; property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > CSS height Property </ title > < style > .Beginner { height: initial; color: white; font-size: 30px; background-color: green; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h2 >CSS height Property</ h2 > < div class = "Beginner" > w3wiki: A computer science portal </ div > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by height property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1.0 and above
- Edge 12.0 and above
- Internet Explorer 4.0 and above
- Firefox 1.0 and above
- Safari 1.0 and above
- Opera 7.0 and above
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