Making an iframe responsive
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I was reading https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13854198/can-you-make-an-iframe-responsive, and one of the comments/answers led me to this JSFiddle.
But when I tried to implement the HTML and CSS to fit my needs, I didn't have the same results/success. I created my own JSFiddle so I could show you how it doesn't work the same for me. I'm sure it has something to do with the type of iFrame I'm using (e.g., the product images might need to be responsive too or something?)
My main concern is that when my blog readers visit my blog on their iPhone, I don't want everything to be at x width (100% for all my content) and then the iFrame misbehaves and is the only element wider (and hence sticks out past all the other content - if that makes sense?)
Does anyone know why it's not working?
Here is the HTML & CSS of my JSFiddle (if you don't want to click on the link):
.wrapper {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0 auto;
background: #ffffff;
}
.h_iframe {
position: relative;
}
.h_iframe .ratio {
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: auto;
}
.h_iframe iframe {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="h_iframe">
<!-- a transparent image is preferable -->
<img class="ratio" src="http://www.brightontheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/placeholder300.png" />
<iframe frameborder='0' height='465px' width='470px' scrolling='no' src='http://currentlyobsessed.me/api/v1/get_widget?wid=30&blog=Brighton+The+Day&widgetid=38585' frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
Css Solutions
Solution 1 - Css
I present to you The Incredible Singing Cat solution =)
.wrapper {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 56.25%; /* 16:9 */
padding-top: 25px;
height: 0;
}
.wrapper iframe {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/omarjuvera/8zkunqxy/2/
As you move the window bar, you'll see iframe to responsively resize
Alternatively, you may also use the intrinsic ratio technique
- This is just an alternate option of the same solution above (tomato, tomato)
.iframe-container {
overflow: hidden;
padding-top: 56.25%; /* 16:9 */
position: relative;
}
.iframe-container iframe {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
border: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
Solution 2 - Css
Try using this code to make it responsive
iframe, object, embed {
max-width: 100%;
}
Solution 3 - Css
I found a solution from from Dave Rupert / Chris Coyier. However, I wanted to make the scroll available so I came up with this:
.myIframe {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 65.25%;
padding-top: 30px;
height: 0;
overflow: auto;
-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; /*<<--- THIS IS THE KEY*/
border: solid black 1px;
}
.myIframe iframe {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
<div class="myIframe">
<iframe> </iframe>
</div>
Solution 4 - Css
You can use this tricks mentioned on this site http://css-tricks.com/NetMag/FluidWidthVideo/Article-FluidWidthVideo.php.
Its very useful and easy to understand. All you need to create
.videoWrapper {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 56.25%;
/* 16:9 */
padding-top: 25px;
height: 0;
}
.videoWrapper iframe {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
<div class="videoWrapper">
<!-- Copy & Pasted from YouTube -->
<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n_dZNLr2cME?rel=0&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
Here is your edited js fiddle for demonstration.
Solution 5 - Css
Check out this solution. It works for me
https://jsfiddle.net/y49jpdns/
<html lang="en" class="no-js">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0">
<style>
html body {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
overflow: hidden;
font-family: arial;
font-size: 10px;
color: #6e6e6e;
background-color: #000;
}
#preview-frame {
width: 100%;
background-color: #fff;
}
</style>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
var calcHeight = function() {
$('#preview-frame').height($(window).height());
}
$(document).ready(function() {
calcHeight();
});
$(window).resize(function() {
calcHeight();
}).load(function() {
calcHeight();
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<iframe id="preview-frame" src="http://leowebguy.com/" name="preview-frame" frameborder="0" noresize="noresize">
</iframe>
</body>
</html>
Solution 6 - Css
iframe{
max-width: 100% !important;
}
Solution 7 - Css
iFrames CAN be FULLY responsive while keeping their aspect ratio with a little CSS technique called the Intrinsic Ratio Technique. I wrote a blog post addressing this question specifically: https://benmarshall.me/responsive-iframes/
This gist is:
.intrinsic-container {
position: relative;
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
/* 16x9 Aspect Ratio */
.intrinsic-container-16x9 {
padding-bottom: 56.25%;
}
/* 4x3 Aspect Ratio */
.intrinsic-container-4x3 {
padding-bottom: 75%;
}
.intrinsic-container iframe {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
<div class="intrinsic-container intrinsic-container-16x9">
<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KMYrIi_Mt8A" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
BOOM, fully responsive!
Solution 8 - Css
iframes cannot be responsive. You can make the iframe container responsive but not the content it is displaying since it is a webpage that has its own set height and width.
The example fiddle link works because it's displaying an embedded youtube video link that does not have a size declared.
Solution 9 - Css
DA is right. In your own fiddle, the iframe is indeed responsive. You can verify that in firebug by checking iframe box-sizing. But some elements inside that iframe is not responsive, so they "stick out" when window size is small. For example, div#products-post-wrapper's width is 8800px.
Solution 10 - Css
Simple, with CSS:
iframe{
width: 100%;
max-width: 800px /*this can be anything you wish, to show, as default size*/
}
Please, note: But it won't make the content inside it responsive!
2nd EDIT:: There are two types of responsive iframes, depending on their inner content:
one that is when the inside of the iframe only contains a video or an image or many vertically positioned, for which the above two-rows of CSS code is almost completely enough, and the aspect ratio has meaning...
and the other is the:
contact/registration form type of content, where not the aspect ratio do we have to keep, but to prevent the scrollbar from appearing, and the content under-flowing the container. On mobile you don't see the scrollbar, you just scroll until you see the content (of the iframe). Of course you give it at least some kind of height, to make the content height adapt to the vertical space occurring on a narrower screen - with media queries, like, for example:
@media (max-width: 640px){
iframe{
height: 1200px /*whatever you need, to make the scrollbar hide on testing, and the content of the iframe reveal (on mobile/phone or other target devices) */
}
}
@media (max-width: 420px){
iframe{
height: 1600px /*and so on until and as needed */
}
}
Solution 11 - Css
I noticed that leowebdev's post did seem to work on my end, however, it did knock out two elements of the site that I am trying to make: the scrolling and the footer.
The scrolling I got back by adding a
scrolling="yes"
To the iframe embed code.
I am not sure if the footer is automatically knocked out because of the responsiveness or not, but hopefully someone else knows that answer.
Solution 12 - Css
Remove iframe height and width specified in pixels and use percentage
iframe{ max-width: 100%;}
Solution 13 - Css
<div class="wrap>
<iframe src="../path"></iframe>
</div>
.wrap {
overflow: auto;
}
iframe, object, embed {
min-height: 100%;
min-width: 100%;
overflow: auto;
}
Solution 14 - Css
it solved me by adjusting code from @Connor Cushion Mulhall by
iframe, object, embed {
width: 100%;
display: block !important;
}
Solution 15 - Css
If you happen to be using the Bootstrap CSS library, you can use the responsive embed classes that it provides:
<div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9">
<iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zpOULjyy-n8?rel=0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
Several different aspect ratios are supported, see the documentation.
Solution 16 - Css
With the following markup:
<div class="video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/StTqXEQ2l-Y"></iframe></div>
The following CSS makes the video full-width and 16:9:
.video {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 56.25%; /* 16:9 */
}
.video > .video__iframe {
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
border: none;
}
}
Solution 17 - Css
I am search more about this topic and finally get a nice answer. You can try like this:
.wrapper {
width: 50%;
}
.container {
height: 0;
width: 100%;
padding-bottom: 50%;
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
}
.container iframe {
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
position: absolute;
}
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="container">
<iframe src="there is path of your iframe"></iframe>
</div>
</div>
Solution 18 - Css
The best solution to make an "iframe" responsive and fit with all device screens , simply apply this code (working great with Games sites):
iframe::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.iframe{background:#fff;overflow:hidden}
.iframe iframe{width:100%;height:540px;border:0;display:block}
.iframe-content{position:absolute;width:100%;height:540px;overflow:auto;top:0;bottom:0;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
@media screen and (max-width:992px){.iframe iframe{height:720px}}
@media screen and (max-width:768px){.iframe iframe{height:720px}}
@media screen and (max-width:720px){.iframe iframe{height:720px}}
@media screen and (max-width:479px){.iframe iframe{height:480px}}
@media screen and (max-height:400px){.iframe iframe{height:360px}}
If you're looking for a responsive games container fit with all devices apply this code which uses advanced CSS @media queries.
Solution 19 - Css
Fully responsive iFrame for situations where aspect ratio is unknown and content in the iFrame is fully responsive.
None of the above solutions worked for my need, which was to create a fully responsive iFrame that had fully responsive dynamic content inside of it. Maintaining any kind of aspect ratio was not an option.
- Get height of your navigation bar and any content ABOVE or BELOW the iFrame. In my case I only needed to subtract the top navbar and I wanted the iFrame to fill all the way down to the bottom of the screen.
Code:
function getWindowHeight() {
console.log('Get Window Height Called')
var currentWindowHeight = $(window).height()
var iFrame = document.getElementById("myframe")
var frameHeight = currentWindowHeight - 95
iFrame.height = frameHeight;
}
//Timeout to prevent function from repeatedly firing
var doit;
window.onresize = function(){
clearTimeout(doit);
doit = setTimeout(resizedw, 100);
};
I also created a timeout so that on resize the function wouldn't get called a million times.
Solution 20 - Css
For Example:
<div class="intrinsic-container">
<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KMYrIi_Mt8A" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
CSS
.intrinsic-container {
position: relative;
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
/* 16x9 Aspect Ratio */
.intrinsic-container-16x9 {
padding-bottom: 56.25%;
}
/* 4x3 Aspect Ratio */
.intrinsic-container-4x3 {
padding-bottom: 75%;
}
.intrinsic-container iframe {
position: absolute;
top:0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
Solution 21 - Css
Check out this full code. you can use the containers in percentages like below code:
<html>
<head>
<title>How to make Iframe Responsive</title>
<style>
html,body {height:100%;}
.wrapper {width:80%;height:100%;margin:0 auto;background:#CCC}
.h_iframe {position:relative;}
.h_iframe .ratio {display:block;width:100%;height:auto;}
.h_iframe iframe {position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%; height:100%;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="h_iframe">
<img class="ratio" src=""/>
<iframe src="http://www.sanwebcorner.com" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
<p>Please scale the "result" window to notice the effect.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Solution 22 - Css
The code below will make the fixed width content of a non-responsive website within an iframe resize to the viewport width, only if its width is larger than the viewport width. For demo purposes the website is a single image 800 pixels wide. You can test by resizing your browser window or load the page in your phone:
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<style>
body, html {width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0}
iframe {width: 100%; transform-origin: left top;}
.imgbox{text-align:center;display:block;}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.js"></script>
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function($){
nsZoomZoom();
$(window).resize(function(){
nsZoomZoom();
});
function nsZoomZoom(){
htmlWidth = $('html').innerWidth();
iframeWidth = 800;
if (htmlWidth > iframeWidth)
scale = 1;
else {
scale = htmlWidth / (iframeWidth);
}
$("iframe").css('transform', 'scale(' + scale + ')');
$("iframe").css('width', '800');
}
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class=imgbox>
<iframe src="http://placekitten.com/g/800/600" scrolling=no width=800 height=600 frameborder=no></iframe>
</div>
</body>
Solution 23 - Css
If you are using bootstrap 4 then just use utility class for embed
https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.5/utilities/embed/
Example:
<div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9">
<iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xh3j915ZnCo?rel=0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
Solution 24 - Css
I had to show iframe in square so thats what i used
.video-wrapper {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 100%;
}
.video-wrapper iframe {
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
border: none;
}