.outerWidth()

Get the current computed width for the first element in the set of matched elements, including padding and border.

Syntax

.outerWidth([includeMargin])

Parameters

includeMargin: A Boolean indicating whether to include the element's margin in the calculation

Return value

The width of the element, along with left and right padding, border, and optionally margin, in pixels.

Description

If includeMargin is omitted or false, the padding and border are included in the calculation; if it's true, the margin is also included.

This method is not applicable to window and document objects; for these use .width() instead.

 
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type='text/javascript'>
$(document).ready(
  function() {
    alert(
      'outerWidth: '  + $('div').outerWidth() + "\n" +
      'outerHeight: ' + $('div').outerHeight()
    );
  }
);
    </script>
    <style type='text/css'>

div {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgb(200, 200, 200);
    background: lightblue;
}
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div></div>
  </body>
</html>

Click to view the demo

Outer width and height with margin

 
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type='text/javascript'>
$(document).ready(
  function() {
    alert(
      'outerWidth: '  + $('div').outerWidth({margin: true}) + "\n" +
      'outerHeight: ' + $('div').outerHeight({margin: true})
    );
  }
);
    </script>
    <style type='text/css'>

div {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgb(200, 200, 200);
    background: lightblue;
    margin: 10px;
}
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div></div>
  </body>
</html>

Click to view the demo