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Style objectFit Property

❮ Style Object

Example

Cut off the sides of an image, preserving the aspect ratio, and fill in the space:

document.getElementById("myImg").style.objectFit = "cover";
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Definition and Usage

The objectFit property is used to specify how an <img> or <video> should be resized to fit its container.

This property tells the content to fill the container in a variety of ways; such as "preserve that aspect ratio" or "stretch up and take up as much space as possible"


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
objectFit 31.0 16.0 36.0 7.1 19.0

Syntax

Return the objectFit property:

object.style.objectFit

Set the objectFit property:

object.style.objectFit = "fill|contain|cover|scale-down|none|initial|inherit"

Property Values

Value Description
fill This is default. The replaced content is sized to fill the element's content box. If necessary, the object will be stretched or squished to fit
contain The replaced content is scaled to maintain its aspect ratio while fitting within the element's content box
cover The replaced content is sized to maintain its aspect ratio while filling the element's entire content box. The object will be clipped to fit
none The replaced content is not resized
scale-down The content is sized as if none or contain were specified (would result in a smaller concrete object size)
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value: fill
Return Value: A String, representing the object-fit of an element
CSS Version CSS3

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS object-fit

CSS reference: object-fit property


❮ Style Object