jQuery: Find the total width of an element

Last update on July 22 2025 12:39:49 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

jQuery Practical exercise Part - I : Exercise-47

Find the total width of an element (including width, padding, and border) in jQuery.

Sample Solution:

HTML Code :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-git.js"></script>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<title>Find total width of an element (including width, padding and border) in jQuery.</title>
</head>
<body>
<p id="myText">jQuery Exercises, Practice, Solution</p>
</body>
</html>

CSS Code:

p {
    padding-top: 50px;
    padding-right: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
    padding-left: 80px;
}

JavaScript Code:

console.log("Width + padding + borders : " + $("#myText").outerWidth());

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