Window: outerHeight property

The Window.outerHeight read-only property returns the height in pixels of the whole browser window, including any sidebar, window chrome, and window-resizing borders/handles.

Notes

To change the size of a window, see window.resizeBy() and window.resizeTo().

To get the inner height of a window, i.e. the height of the page being displayed, see window.innerHeight.

Graphical example

The following figure shows the difference between outerHeight and innerHeight.

innerHeight vs. outerHeight illustration

Specifications

Specification
CSSOM View Module
# dom-window-outerheight

Browser compatibility

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See also