html - Maintain the aspect ratio of a div with CSS

Question

I want to create a div that can change its width/height as the window's width changes.

Are there any CSS3 rules that would allow the height to change according to the width, while maintaining its aspect ratio?

I know I can do this via JavaScript, but I would prefer using only CSS.

Answer 1

Just create a wrapper <div> with a percentage value for padding-bottom, like this:

.demoWrapper {
  padding: 10px;
  background: white;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  resize: horizontal;
  border: 1px dashed;
  overflow: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: calc(100vh - 16px);
}

div {
  width: 100%;
  padding-bottom: 75%;
  background: gold; /** <-- For the demo **/
}

<div class="demoWrapper">
  <div></div>
</div>