jQuery width() Method

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jQuery width() Method

The jQuery width() method gets or sets the width of the selected elements.

Get Width

In the following example, we will get the width of the div container.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <style> div{ border: 2px solid black; height: 100px; width: 100px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery width() Method</h1> <div></div> <p>Click on the button to find the width of div.</p> <button>Click Me</button> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ alert($("div").width()); }); }); </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

// To get width $(selector).width(); //To set width $(selector).width(integer) //To callback $(selector).width(function(index, width));

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
integerOptionalSpecifies the width in px.
function(index, width)OptionalSpecifies a function that returns the new width of selected elements
Parameters Explanation
  • index - Returns the index position of the element in the set
  • width - Returns the current width of the selected element

Set Width

In the following example, we will set the width of the div container to 200px.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <style> div{ border: 2px solid black; height: 100px; width: 100px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery width() Method</h1> <div></div> <p>Click on the button to set div's width to 200px.</p> <button>Click Me</button> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("div").width(200); }); }); </script> </body> </html>

Set Width with Callback

In the following example, we will set the width of the two div containers using a callback.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <style> div{ border: 1px solid black; width: 100px; height: 50px; margin: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery width() Method</h1> <div>Child 1</div> <div>Child 2</div> <p>Click on the button to change the first div's width to 100px and second div's width to 150px.</p> <button>Click Me</button> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("div").width(function(index, myWidth){ $("div").eq(index).width(myWidth * (index + 2)); }); }); }); </script> </body> </html>

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