CSS User Interface

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CSS User Interface

In this chapter you will learn about the following CSS user interface properties:

resize
outline-offset

CSS Resize

The resize property specifies if (and how) an element can be resized by a user.

This property can have one of the following values:

horizontal - user can resize the element horizontally (the width)
vertical - user can resize the element vertically (the height)
both - user can resize the element both vertically and horizontally
none - user cannot resize the element

You can resize this div element in a vertical way!

To resize: Click and drag at the bottom-right corner!

CSS Resize - Only Width

The following example lets the user resize only the width of a <div> element:

Example

div {
resize: horizontal;
overflow: auto;
}

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CSS Resize - Only Height

The following example lets the user resize only the height of a <div> element:

Example

div {
resize: vertical;
overflow: auto;
}

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CSS Resize - Both Width and Height

The following example lets the user resize both the width and height of a <div> element:

Example

div {
resize: both;
overflow: auto;
}

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CSS Disable Resize in Textarea

A <textarea> is often resizable by default.

Here, we have used the resize property to disable the resizability in <textarea>:

Example

textarea {
resize: none;
}

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CSS Outline Offset

The outline-offset property adds a space between an outline and the edge/border of an element. The space between an element and its outline is transparent.

The following example specifies an outline 15px outside the border edge:

This paragraph has a black border and a red outline 15px outside the border edge.

Note: Outline differs from borders! Unlike border, the outline is drawn outside the element's border, and may overlap other content. Also, the outline is NOT a part of the element's dimensions; the element's total width and height is not affected by the width of the outline.

The following example uses the outline-offset property to add space between the border and the outline:

Example

div.ex1 {
margin: 20px;
border: 1px solid black;
outline: 4px solid red;
outline-offset: 15px;
}

div.ex2 {
  margin: 10px;
  border: 1px solid black;
  outline: 5px dashed blue;
  outline-offset: 5px;
}

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