The height property

The height property sets the height of an element.

Inherited: No

Example

img
{
height: 230px
}

Possible Values

Value	Description	NN	IE
auto	The browser calculates the actual height	6.0	4.0
length	Defines the height in px, cm, etc.	6.0	4.0
%	Defines the height in % of the containing block	6.0	4.0

Browser Notes

Notes in IE 4.0+:

This property does not work with inline elements, textfields, passwords, checkboxes, radiobuttons, lists, and list items
This property works with button, div, fieldset, hr, iframe, img, input, object, span, table, textarea, and tr elements

Notes in IE 5.0:

This property works with inline elements, passwords, textfields, checkboxes, and radiobuttons
This property does not work properly with lists and list items

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