CSS Height, Width and Max-width

The CSS height and width properties are used to set the height and width of an element.

The CSS max-width property is used to set the maximum width of an element.

CSS Setting height and width

The height and width properties are used to set the height and width of an element.

The height and width properties do not include padding, borders, or margins. It sets the height/width of the area inside the padding, border, and margin of the element.

CSS height and width Values

The height and width properties may have the following values:

  • auto – This is default. The browser calculates the height and width
  • length – Defines the height/width in px, cm, etc.
  • % – Defines the height/width in percent of the containing block
  • initial – Sets the height/width to its default value
  • inherit – The height/width will be inherited from its parent value

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