Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide

Name

width — IE4 P/Y | IE5 P/Y | NN4 P/P | Op3 Q/-

Synopsis

Used to set the width of an element. This is most often applied to images, but can be used on any block-level or replaced element. Negative values are not permitted.

Example

TABLE {width: 80%;}

Values

<length> | <percentage> | auto

Default

auto

Inherited

no

Applies to

block-level and replaced

Percentage values refer to the parent element’s width.