# Change width of DIV via JavaScript

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-width-of-div-via-javascript/273784>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [October 20, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-width-of-div-via-javascript/273784 "2008-10-20T21:07:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-width-of-div-via-javascript/273784/1 "2008-10-20T21:07:31Z")

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I want to dynamically change the width of a div via a JavaScript variable. Something like the following:

```auto

```

````auto
     

How can I get the JS to talk to the inline style I have:

```html

````

\<div class=“percent” style=“width: 60%”\>\</div\>

:pope: