Example
Change the height of an image to 300px:
document.getElementById("myImg").height = "300";
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Definition and Usage
The height property sets or returns the value of the height attribute of an image.
The height attribute specifies the height of an image.
This property can also return the height of an image that has been styled with CSS (See More Examples).
Tip: Use the width property to set or return the value of the width attribute of an image.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| height | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the height property:
imageObject.height
Set the height property:
imageObject.height=pixels
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| pixels | The height in pixels (e.g. height="100") |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the height of the image, in pixels |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Return the height of an image:
var x = document.getElementById("myImg").height;
The result of x will be:
98
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Example
Change the height and width of an image to 300px:
document.getElementById("myImg").height = "300";
document.getElementById("myImg").width = "300";
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Example
Return the height of an image that has been styled with CSS:
var x = document.getElementById("myImg").height;
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <img> height attribute
< Image Object