element.clientWidth

The Element.clientWidth property is zero for elements with no CSS or inline layout boxes, otherwise it's the inner width of an element in pixels. It includes padding but not the vertical scrollbar (if present, if rendered), border or margin.

Syntax

var intElemClientWidth = element.clientWidth;

intElemClientWidth is an integer corresponding to the clientWidth of element in pixels. clientWidth is read–only.

Example

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View Module The definition of 'clientWidth' in that specification.	Working Draft

Notes

clientWidth was first introduced in the MS IE DHTML object model.

Browser compatibility

See also

• HTMLElement.offsetWidth
• Element.scrollWidth
• Determining the dimensions of elements
• MSDN: clientWidth definition
• MSDN: Measuring Element Dimension and Location