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more than the height of the inside it?</a></h1> </div> <div class="grid fw-wrap pb8 mb16 bb bc-black-075"> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8" title="2016-01-12 19:07:53Z"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Asked</span> <time itemprop="dateCreated" datetime="2022-08-21T20:58:52.913" class="fromnow">Aug 21 '22 at 20:58</time> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Active</span> <time class="fromnow" title="2022-08-21T22:47:38.450" datetime="2022-08-21T22:47:38.450">Aug 21 '22 at 22:47</a> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mb8" title="Viewed 73 times"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Viewed</span> 73 times </div> </div> <div id="mainbar" role="main" aria-label="questions and answers"> <div id="question" class="question" data-questionid="73438175" data-ownerid="1175080" data-score="0"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="73438175"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="0">0</div> <button class="js-bookmark-btn s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer py4"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="svg-icon iconBookmark" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18"><path d="M6 1a2 2 0 00-2 2v14l5-4 5 4V3a2 2 0 00-2-2H6zm3.9 3.83h2.9l-2.35 1.7.9 2.77L9 7.59l-2.35 1.7.9-2.76-2.35-1.7h2.9L9 2.06l.9 2.77z"></path></svg> <div class="js-bookmark-count mt4" data-value=""></div> </button> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>Minimal example for my question:</p> <p></p><div class="snippet" data-babel="false" data-console="true" data-hide="false" data-lang="js"> <div class="snippet-code"> <pre class="snippet-code-js lang-js prettyprint-override"><code>console.log(document.getElementById('form').offsetHeight) console.log(document.getElementById('textarea').offsetHeight)</code></pre> <pre class="snippet-code-css lang-css prettyprint-override"><code>form { background: orange; } textarea { background: lightblue; border: 0; box-sizing: border-box; height: 100px; }</code></pre> <pre class="snippet-code-html lang-html prettyprint-override"><code><form id="form"><textarea id="textarea"></textarea></form></code></pre> </div> </div> <p>The <code><textarea></code> has a height of 100px but <code><form></code> has a height of 4px? Where is the extra 4px of height for the <code><textarea></code> coming from? How can I eliminate the extra height?</p></div> <div class="mt24 mb12"> <div class="post-taglist grid gs4 gsy fd-column"> <div class="grid ps-relative"> <a href="../../questions/tagged/html" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'html'" rel="tag">html</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/css" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'css'" rel="tag">css</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/height" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'height'" rel="tag">height</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature owner grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="asked Aug 21 '22 at 20:58">asked Aug 21 '22 at 20:58</time> <a href="../../users/1175080/lone-learner" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/1175080.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Lone Learner" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/1175080/lone-learner" class="s-user-card--link">Lone Learner</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">18,088</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="20 gold badges">20</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="102 silver badges">102</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="200 bronze badges">200</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="answers"> <a name="tab-top"></a> <div id="answers-header"> <div class="answers-subheader grid ai-center mb8"> <div class="grid--cell fl1"> <h2 class="mb0" data-answercount="9">2 Answers<span style="display:none;" itemprop="answerCount">2</span></h2> </div> </div> </div> <a name="73438718"></a> <div id="answer-73438718" class="answer accepted-answer" data-answerid="73438718" data-ownerid="8134422" data-score="1" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="73438718"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btn__unset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="1">1</div> <div class="js-accepted-answer-indicator grid--cell fc-green-500 py6 mtn8"><div class="ta-center"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="svg-icon iconCheckmarkLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="m6 14 8 8L30 6v8L14 30l-8-8v-8z"></path></svg></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>I think it's because the textarea's <code>display</code> property is <a class="external-link" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/textarea#styling_with_css" rel="nofollow noreferrer">initially set as <code>inline-block</code> (see the <strong>Styling with CSS</strong> section)</a>. <a href="../../questions/27536428/inline-block-element-height-issue">This stack overflow post</a>'s accepted answer provides a nice explanation of why it's displaying the additional "height" (that you're experiencing). According to the post, the following solutions seem to remedy the issue:</p> <ol> <li>set the <code>display</code> property to <code>block</code> <em>or</em></li> <li>set the <code>vertical-align</code> property to <code>top</code></li> </ol> <p><br/> With <code>display: block</code>:</p> <p></p><div class="snippet" data-babel="false" data-console="true" data-hide="false" data-lang="js"> <div class="snippet-code"> <pre class="snippet-code-css lang-css prettyprint-override"><code>form { background: orange; padding: 0; } textarea { padding: 0; margin: 0; background: lightblue; height: 100px; display: block; }</code></pre> <pre class="snippet-code-html lang-html prettyprint-override"><code><form id="form"><textarea id="textarea"></textarea></form></code></pre> </div> </div> <p><br/> With <code>vertical-align: top</code>:</p> <p></p><div class="snippet" data-babel="false" data-console="true" data-hide="false" data-lang="js"> <div class="snippet-code"> <pre class="snippet-code-css lang-css prettyprint-override"><code>form { background: orange; padding: 0; } textarea { padding: 0; margin: 0; background: lightblue; height: 100px; vertical-align: top; }</code></pre> <pre class="snippet-code-html lang-html prettyprint-override"><code><form id="form"><textarea id="textarea"></textarea></form></code></pre> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="user-info "> <div class="user-action-time">edited <span title="2022-08-21T22:47:38.450" class="relativetime">Aug 21 '22 at 22:47</span></div> <div class="user-gravatar32"></div> <div class="user-details" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <span class="d-none" itemprop="name">sebikawa</span> <div class="-flair"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered Aug 21 '22 at 22:45">answered Aug 21 '22 at 22:45</time> <a href="../../users/8134422/sebikawa" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/8134422.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="sebikawa" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/8134422/sebikawa" class="s-user-card--link">sebikawa</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">34</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="3 bronze badges">3</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> <a name="73438314"></a> <div id="answer-73438314" class="answer " data-answerid="73438314" data-ownerid="10546172" data-score="-1" itemprop="suggestedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="73438314"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="-1">-1</div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>A <code><textarea></code> is inherently a <code>display-block</code> (essentially adding a 'space').</p> <p>Try adding <code>display: block</code></p> <p></p><div class="snippet" data-babel="false" data-console="true" data-hide="false" data-lang="js"> <div class="snippet-code"> <pre class="snippet-code-css lang-css prettyprint-override"><code>form { background: orange; padding: 0; } textarea { padding: 0; margin: 0; display: block; background: lightblue; height: 100px; }</code></pre> <pre class="snippet-code-html lang-html prettyprint-override"><code><form id="form"><textarea id="textarea"></textarea></form></code></pre> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered Aug 21 '22 at 21:21">answered Aug 21 '22 at 21:21</time> <a href="../../users/10546172/sarogfx" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/10546172.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="SaroGFX" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/10546172/sarogfx" class="s-user-card--link">SaroGFX</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">699</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="6 silver badges">6</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="20 bronze badges">20</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="../../static/js/stack-icons.js"></script> <script src="../../static/js/fromnow.js"></script> </body> </html>