The Window.resizeTo()
method dynamically resizes the window.
Syntax
window.resizeTo(width, height)
Parameters
width
- An integer representing the new
outerWidth
in pixels (including scroll bars, title bars, etc). height
- An integer value representing the new
outerHeight
in pixels (including scroll bars, title bars, etc).
Example
This function resizes the window so that it takes up one quarter of the available screen. See the Screen.availWidth
and Screen.availHeight
properties.
function quarter() { window.resizeTo( window.screen.availWidth / 2, window.screen.availHeight / 2 ); }
Specification
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View ModuleThe definition of 'window.resizeTo()' in that specification. | Working Draft |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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resizeTo
|
Chrome
Full support 1 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox Full support 1 Full support 1 Notes' Since Firefox 7, it's no longer possible for a web site to change the default size of a window in a browser if the window wasn't created by |
IE
Full support 4 |
Opera
Full support ≤12.1 |
Safari
Full support 1 |
WebView Android
Full support 1 |
Chrome Android
Full support 18 |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support ≤12.1 |
Safari iOS
Full support 1 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- See implementation notes.'
- See implementation notes.
Note: It's not possible to resize a window or tab that wasn’t created by window.open()
. It's also not possible to resize when the window has multiple tabs.
See also
Window.resizeTo() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.