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Usage
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The width attribute is deprecated in favor of the width CSS property, but browsers still support it.
Values
The width attribute specifies the width in pixels, and as such it must be a positive integer, or 0. Unlike widths in CSS, this attribute must NOT include the "px" unit of measure. The width attribute is always understood in pixels.
Elements
You can use the width attribute on the following elements:
- <address>
- <applet>
- <blockquote>
- <caption>
- <canvas>
- <center>
- <col>
- <colgroup>
- <dd>
- <dir>
- <div>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <embed>
- <fieldset>
- <form>
- <frame>
- <frameset>
- <hr>
- <iframe>
- <ilayer>
- <img>
- <isindex>
- <layer>
- <li>
- <listing>
- <marquee>
- <menu>
- <multicol>
- <object>
- <ol>
- <p>
- <pre>
- <select>
- <spacer>
- <table>
- <td>
- <th>
- <textarea>
- <ul>
Browser compatibility
Compatibility table legend
| Test | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | FF3 | FF2 | Saf3 | Op9 | Chrome | |:---------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:---------|:--------|:-----------| | div.width reflects <div width="7"> | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |