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How can you set the height of an outer div to always be equal to a particular inner div?
In this article, we will set the left-most inner div to determine the height of the outer div. Consider the following two example −
- Set the height of an outer div to always be equal to a particular inner div using Flex
- Set the height of an outer div to always be equal to a particular inner div using CSS Grid
Set the height of an outer div to always be equal to a particular inner div using Flex
Example
Let us see the example using Flex −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.outer {
display: flex;
border: 1px solid blue;
padding: 5px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.outer>div {
flex: 1;
margin: 5px;
border: 1px solid;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
div.inner {
border-color:orange;
}
.inner-in {
position: relative;
overflow: auto;
}
.inner-in>div {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 0;
left: 0;
bottom: 0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Adjusting Inner and Outer Div</h1>
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner">In faucibus dictum mauris quis molestie. Nulla vestibulum ipsum eget pulvinar euismod. Fusce pulvinar volutpat scelerisque. Ut pretium commodo faucibus. </div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>Vestibulum et mauris eleifend, ornare augue at, mattis lacus. Mauris aliquet viverra aliquam. Nunc ac nibh tempus, interdum libero in, pellentesque nisi.</div>
</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu. Pellentesque fringilla pulvinar orci, non dapibus tortor aliquam vel. Aenean eget quam vel nisi malesuada auctor nec quis nunc. Morbi eu tempor nunc</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec dignissim ipsum orci, io vestibulum, eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>Vestibulum et mauris eleifend, ornare augue at, mattis lacus. Mauris aliquet viverra aliquam. Nunc ac nibh tempus, interdum libero in, pellentesque nisi. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu</div>
</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner">In faucibus dictum mauris quis molestie. Nulla vestibulum ipsum eget pulvinar euismod. Fusce pulvinar volutpat scelerisque. Ut pretium commodo faucibus. vestibulum, eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate , eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>Donec eget libero est. Vestibulum libero tellus, aliquam non mattis quis, pellentesque eu quam. Duis laoreet scelerisque risus, elementum porttitor dui tincidunt quis. Ut volutpat ligula finibus a. Maecenas ut pharetra ante. Nunc volutpat est eu odio vestibulum, eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu</div>
</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output
Set the height of an outer div to always be equal to a particular inner div using CSS Grid
Example
Let us see the example using CSS Grid −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.outer {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;
grid-gap:10px;
border: 1px solid;
padding: 10px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.outer>div {
border: 1px solid;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
div.inner {
border-color:orange;
}
.inner-in {
overflow:auto;
height:0;
min-height:100%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Adjusting Inner and Outer Div</h1>
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner">In faucibus dictum mauris quis molestie. Nulla vestibulum ipsum eget pulvinar euismod. Fusce pulvinar volutpat scelerisque. Ut pretium commodo faucibus. </div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>Vestibulum et mauris eleifend, ornare augue at, mattis lacus. Mauris aliquet viverra aliquam. Nunc ac nibh tempus, interdum libero in, pellentesque nisi.</div>
</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu. Pellentesque fringilla pulvinar orci, non dapibus tortor aliquam vel. Aenean eget quam vel nisi malesuada auctor nec quis nunc. Morbi eu tempor nunc</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec dignissim ipsum orci, io vestibulum, eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>Vestibulum et mauris eleifend, ornare augue at, mattis lacus. Mauris aliquet viverra aliquam. Nunc ac nibh tempus, interdum libero in, pellentesque nisi. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu</div>
</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner">In faucibus dictum mauris quis molestie. Nulla vestibulum ipsum eget pulvinar euismod. Fusce pulvinar volutpat scelerisque. Ut pretium commodo faucibus. vestibulum, eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate , eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>Donec eget libero est. Vestibulum libero tellus, aliquam non mattis quis, pellentesque eu quam. Duis laoreet scelerisque risus, elementum porttitor dui tincidunt quis. Ut volutpat ligula finibus a. Maecenas ut pharetra ante. Nunc volutpat est eu odio vestibulum, eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu</div>
</div>
<div class="inner-in">
<div>eget bibendum risus commodo. Nullam tristique nibh sed iaculis vulputate. Vivamus ac tincidu</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output
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Updated on: 10-Nov-2023
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