Have you ever created a layout and put a height on an element only to have the browser ignore it, like this page? If you have, then you know how frustrating that can be. You can make the browser display it with a height of 1000 pixels, but put a percentage on the height and nothing. Learn why in this FAQ: How do you set the height of an element to 100%?

CSS 100% Heights originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Monday, April 18th, 2011 at 20:53:32.

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