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window.resizeTo

Dynamically resizes window.

Syntax

window.resizeTo(aWidth, aHeight)

Parameters

aWidth is an integer representing the new outerWidth in pixels (including scroll bars, title bars, etc).
aHeight is an integer value representing the new outerHeight in pixels (including scroll bars, title bars, etc).

Example

// function resizes the window to take up one quarter
// of the available screen.
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 CompatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	?	Yes Yes 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 `window.open` or contains more than one tab. See here for more details.	?	?	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?

window.resizeTo

Syntax

Parameters

Example

Specification

Browser CompatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

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