clientHeight vs offsetHeight vs scrollHeight
Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Created
28 Jun, 2020
Category
DOM
`clientHeight` = the height of an element + the vertical padding.`offsetHeight` = the height of the element + the vertical padding + the top and bottom borders + the horizontal scrollbar (if it's available).`scrollHeight` = the height of element's content (including the content which isn't visible on the screen) + the vertical padding.#See also
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