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How to Set Calc Viewport Units Workaround in CSS ?

Last Updated : 30 Jun, 2020
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In the HTML webpage, when applying values to the CSS properties, the calculations are performed by using calc() function. Syntax:
element {

    // CSS property
    property : calc( expression) 
}
Properties: The calc() function takes parameters in the form of a single expression. The value becomes the result of the expression. Even the expression be the combination of many operators follow the standard precedence rules.
  • + Addition
  • - Subtraction
  • * Multiplication. Any of the arguments should be a number
  • / Division. The right-hand side should be a number

One must be careful while writing the syntax and must take care of the following points.

  1. The + and - operator must be surrounded by white space i.e. height(100%-30px) is considered to be invalid but height(100% - 30px) is a valid expression. For the / and * operator, the white spacing is not necessary but is highly recommended.
  2. Division by 0 results in an error.
Example 1: html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content=
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>
        CSS Calc Viewport Units Workaround
    </title>
    
    <style>
        body {
            background-color: rgb(30, 240, 30);
        }

        h1 {
            color: rgb(30, 240, 30);
        }

        div {
            width: calc(100% - 100px);

            /* Using the calc() func to change the 
               width of the div element by 100px */
            border: 1px solid black;
            background-color: white;
            margin-top: 50px;
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div>
        <h1>working of the calc() function</h1>
    </div>
</body>

</html>
output:
Example 2: html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content=
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

    <title>
        CSS Calc Viewport Units Workaround
    </title>

    <style>
        body {
            background-color: rgb(30, 240, 30);
        }

        h1 {
            color: rgb(30, 240, 30);

            /* Using the calc() func to change 
            the font size of the h1 element */
            font-size: calc(1.5rem + 3vw);
        }

        div {
            width: calc(100% - 100px);
            border: 1px solid black;
            background-color: white;
            margin-top: 50px;
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div>
        <h1> working of the calc() function</h1>
    </div>
</body>

</html>
Output:

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