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 Module The 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 Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
Yes
| IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- 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.