HTML | DOM Style height Property

HTML DOM Style height Property is similar to CSS Height Property but it is used to set or get height of an element dynamically.

Syntax :

To set the height property :

object.style.height = auto|length|%|initial|inherit;

To get height property value:

object.style.height

Property Values:

Value	Description
auto	Default value
length	This define height in length unit
%	This define height in percentage compare with the parent element.
initial	sets its default value
inherit	inherit the property from parents

Return Value: String that gives height of the element.

Example-1:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        HTML | DOM Style height Property
    </title>
    <style>
        p {
            height: auto;
            color: white;
            font-size: 50px;
            background-color: green;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <br>
    <button onclick="Play()">
      Click to change height
    </button>
    <br/>
    <br/>
    <script>
        function Play() {
            document.getElementById(
              "block").style.height = "200px"
        }
    </script>
    <p id="block">
        Geeks For Geeks
    </p>

</body>
</html>

Output

Before :

HTML DOM Height Before gfg — HTML DOM Height Before

After :

Example-2:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        HTML | DOM Style height Property
    </title>
    <style>
        div {
            height: 10px;
            background-color: green;
            width: 100px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <br>
    <button onclick="Play()">
      Click to increase height of object
    </button>
    <br/>
    <br/>
    <script>
        function Play() {
            document.getElementById("block"
               ).style.height = "100px"
        }
    </script>
    <center>
        <div id="block">
        </div>
    </center>
</body>
</html>

Output :

Before :

DOM Height example before gfg — DOM Height example before

After :

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM Style height property are listed below:

Google Chrome 1.0
Edge 12.0
Internet Explorer 4.0
Firefox 1.0
Opera 7.0
Safari 1.0

HTML | DOM Style height Property

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