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jQuery innerHeight() Method

❮ jQuery HTML/CSS Methods

Example

Return the inner height of a <div> element:

$("button").click(function(){
  alert($("div").innerHeight());
});
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Definition and Usage

The innerHeight() method returns the inner height of the FIRST matched element.

As the image below illustrates, this method includes padding, but not border and margin.

jQuery Dimensions


Related methods:

  • width() - Sets or returns the width of an element
  • height() - Sets or returns the height of an element
  • innerWidth() - Returns the width of an element (includes padding)
  • outerWidth() - Returns the width of an element (includes padding and border).
  • outerHeight() - Returns the height of an element (includes padding and border).

Syntax

$(selector).innerHeight()

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Display dimensions with related methods
How to use width(), height(), innerHeight(), innerWidth(), outerWidth() and outerHeight().


❮ jQuery HTML/CSS Methods