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