CSS Properties: How to specify that a division element should be resizable by the user

Last update on February 24 2024 12:26:20 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Solution:

HTML Code :

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- Declares the document type and version of HTML -->
<html><!-- Begins the HTML document -->
<head><!-- Contains metadata and links to external resources -->
<title>How to specify that a division element should be resizable by the user</title><!-- Sets the title of the document -->
<style type="text/css"> /* Starts CSS styling */
div { /* Styles all div elements */
    border: 2px solid #CC63FF; /* Sets a border for the div elements */
    padding: 20px;  /* Adds padding inside the div elements */
    width: 200px; /* Sets the initial width of the div elements */
    resize: both; /* Allows the user to resize both the width and height of the div elements */
    overflow: auto; /* Specifies how overflowed content should be handled */
}
</style><!-- Ends CSS styling -->
</head><!-- Ends the head section -->
<body><!-- Begins the body of the document -->
<p>w3resource Tutorial</p><!-- Displays a paragraph with the text "w3resource Tutorial" -->
<div>User resize both the height and the width of the division element.</div><!-- Displays a div element that can be resized by the user -->
</body><!-- Ends the body section -->
</html><!-- Ends the HTML document -->

Explanation:

The HTML document demonstrates how to specify that a <div> element should be resizable by the user.
CSS comments are added to explain each section of the code.
The CSS selector div targets all <div> elements in the document.
Various CSS properties are applied to the <div> elements to achieve the desired styling and functionality:

border sets a border around the div elements.
padding adds spacing inside the div elements.
width sets the initial width of the div elements.
resize allows the user to resize both the width and height of the div elements.
overflow specifies how overflowed content should be handled, with auto allowing scrolling when needed.

Live Demo :

See the Pen resize-answer by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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