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comCSS-DIMENSIONCSS-DIMENSIONYouhaveseentheborderthatsurroundseveryboxie.
element,thepaddingthatcanappearinsideeachboxandthemarginthatcangoaroundthem.
Inthistutorialwewillhowwecanchangethedimensionsofboxes.
Wehavethefollowingpropertiesthatallowyoutocontrolthedimensionsofabox.
Theheightpropertyisusedtosettheheightofabox.
Thewidthpropertyisusedtosetthewidthofabox.
Theline-heightpropertyisusedtosettheheightofalineoftext.
Themax-heightpropertyisusedtosetamaximumheightthataboxcanbe.
Themin-heightpropertyisusedtosettheminimumheightthataboxcanbe.
Themax-widthpropertyisusedtosetthemaximumwidththataboxcanbe.
Themin-widthpropertyisusedtosettheminimumwidththataboxcanbe.
TheHeightandWidthPropertiesTheheightandwidthpropertiesallowyoutosettheheightandwidthforboxes.
Theycantakevaluesofalength,apercentage,orthekeywordauto.
HereisanexampleThisparagraphis400pixelswideand100pixelshighItwillproducethefollowingresultTheline-heightPropertyTheline-heightpropertyallowsyoutoincreasethespacebetweenlinesoftext.
Thevalueoftheline-heightpropertycanbeanumber,alength,orapercentage.
HereisanexampleThisparagraphis400pixelswideand100pixelshighandherelineheightis30pixels.
Thisparagraphis400pixelswideand100pixelshighandherelineheightis30pixels.
ItwillproducethefollowingresultThemax-heightPropertyThemax-heightpropertyallowsyoutospecifymaximumheightofabox.
Thevalueofthemax-heightpropertycanbeanumber,alength,orapercentage.
NOTEThispropertydoesnotworkineitherNetscape7orIE6.
HereisanexampleThisparagraphis400pxwideandmaxheightis10pxThisparagraphis400pxwideandmaxheightis10pxThisparagraphis400pxwideandmaxheightis10pxThisparagraphis400pxwideandmaxheightis10pxItwillproducethefollowingresultThemin-heightPropertyThemin-heightpropertyallowsyoutospecifyminimumheightofabox.
Thevalueofthemin-heightpropertycanbeanumber,alength,orapercentage.
NOTEThispropertydoesnotworkineitherNetscape7orIE6.
HereisanexampleThisparagraphis400pxwideandminheightis200pxThisparagraphis400pxwideandminheightis200pxThisparagraphis400pxwideandminheightis200pxThisparagraphis400pxwideandminheightis200pxItwillproducethefollowingresultThemax-widthPropertyThemax-widthpropertyallowsyoutospecifymaximumwidthofabox.
Thevalueofthemax-widthpropertycanbeanumber,alength,orapercentage.
NOTEThispropertydoesnotworkineitherNetscape7orIE6.
HereisanexampleThisparagraphis200pxhighandmaxwidthis100pxThisparagraphis200pxhighandmaxwidthis100pxItwillproducethefollowingresultThemin-widthPropertyThemin-widthpropertyallowsyoutospecifyminimumwidthofabox.
Thevalueofthemin-widthpropertycanbeanumber,alength,orapercentage.
NOTEThispropertydoesnotworkineitherNetscape7orIE6.
HereisanexampleThisparagraphis100pxhighandminwidthis400pxThisparagraphis100pxhighandminwidthis400pxItwillproducethefollowingresult