CSS Property width
width defines the width of an element's content area.
Summary
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Initial value | auto |
| Inherited | No. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.width="50px" |
| Applies to | Block-level and replaced elements. |
CSS Syntax
width: length | percentage | auto | inherit
Property Values
The property values are listed in the following table.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | Default value. The browser does the calculation. |
| length | Set width in px, cm, etc. |
| % | Set width in percent of the containing element |
| inherit | Inherit the width property from the parent element |
Browser compatibility
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width |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Example
An example showing how to use width CSS property.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p {<!-- w w w.j ava 2s. c o m-->
margin: 10px;
padding: 10px;
color: black;
border: thin solid;
width: 250px;
top: 100px;
line-height: 3em;
font-size: 1em;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>
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</p>
</body>
</html>