HTML DOM Style minHeight Property


The DOM style minHeight property returns and modify the minimum height of an element in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

  • Returning minHeight

object.style.minHeight
  • Modifying minHeight

object.style.minHeight = “value”

Values

Here, value can be −

ValueExplanation
inheritIt inherits this property value from its parent element.
initialIt set this property value to its default value.
lengthIt sets the value in terms of length units.
percentage(%)It sets the value in terms of percentage height of parent element.

Example

Let us see an example of style minHeight property −

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #a18cd1 0%, #fbc2eb 100%);
      height: 100vh;
   }
   p {
      border: 2px solid #fff;
      width: 300px;
   }
   .btn {
      background: coral;
      border: none;
      height: 2rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      width: 40%;
      display: block;
      color: #fff;
      outline: none;
      cursor: pointer;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>DOM Style minHeight Property Example</h1>
<p>
   This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text. This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
   This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text. This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
   This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text. This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
</p>
<button onclick="add()" class="btn">Set minHeight</button>
<script>
   function add() {
      document.querySelector('p').style.minHeight = "300px";
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Click on “Set minHeight” button to set minimum height of paragraph element −

Updated on: 01-Jul-2020

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