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CSS

Christopher Anderson
Christopher Anderson
1,601 Points
Posted by Christopher Anderson
Christopher Anderson
1,601 Points

how do you re size an image in css

how do you re size an image in css

2 Answers

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

There are several ways, but here's one example:

img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

To change the size just change the values for width and height. 100% will allow the image to scale up and down

Another example:

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

I got these examples from w3schools: http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_rwd_images.asp You might find it interesting.

Christopher Anderson
Christopher Anderson
1,601 Points
Christopher Anderson
Christopher Anderson
1,601 Points

is there a different way instead of making a responsive image

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Sure. Just set the width and height to whatever width and height you want.

img {
    width: 240px;
    height: 120px;
}

Several observations: if you set both width and height and aren't careful you might change the aspect ratio and distort the picture.