Make body have 100% of the browser height

Question

I want to make body have 100% of the browser height. Can I do that using CSS?

I tried setting height: 100%, but it doesn\'t work.

I want to set

Answer 1

If you have a background image then you will want to set this instead:

html{
  height: 100%;
}
body {
  min-height: 100%;
}

This ensures that your body tag is allowed to continue growing when the content is taller than the viewport and that the background image continues to repeat/scroll/whatever when you start scrolling down.

Remember if you have to support IE6 you will need to find a way to wedge in height:100% for body, IE6 treats height like min-height anyway.