How to get the width of an element using jQuery?


To get the width of an element using jQuery, use the width() method.

Example

You can try to run the following code to get the width of an element using jQuery:

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("button").click(function(){
        alert("Width of element: " + $("div").width());
    });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div style="height:200px;width:400px; margin:1px;padding:20px;border:1px solid red; background-color:gray;"></div><br>

<button>Get Width</button>

</body>
</html>

Updated on: 17-Dec-2019

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