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CSS zoom Property

The zoom property is used to scale the content. For scaling the content, you can also use the transform property set to "scale()".

This feature is non-standard and it is not recommended to use it for production sites, because it is not supported by Firefox. Therefore, you can use transform: scale to change a site element’s size.
Initial Value normal
Applies to All elements.
Inherited No.
Animatable Yes.
Version Safari CSS Reference.
DOM Syntax object.style.zoom = "4";

Syntax

zoom: normal | number | percentage | reset | initial | inherit;

Example of the zoom property:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      div.element {
        width: 30px;
        height: 30px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        text-align: center;
        vertical-align: middle;
        display: inline-block;
        zoom: 2;
      }
      div#grey {
        background-color: #666;
        zoom: normal;
      }
      div#blue {
        background-color: #1c87c9;
        zoom: 300%;
      }
      div#green {
        background-color: #8ebf42;
        zoom: 5;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Zoom property example</h2>
    <div id="grey" class="element"></div>
    <div id="blue" class="element"></div>
    <div id="green" class="element"></div>
  </body>
</html>

Result

CSS zoom description table

Values

Value Description
normal Specifies the normal size of the element.
number Zoom factor. Equivalent to the corresponding percentage (1.0 = 100% = normal). Values larger than 1.0 zoom in. Values smaller than 1.0 zoom out.
percentage Specifies a value in percentage.100% is equivalent to normal.
reset Do not magnify the element if the user applies non-pinch-based zooming to the document.
initial Makes the property use its default value.
inherit Inherits the property from its parents element.


Browser support

chrome edge firefox safari opera
4.0+ 12.0+ 4.0+ 15.0+

Practice Your Knowledge

___ property should be used instead of this property, if possible.

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