Constant width to height ratio css Code Snippet in 2025

Ensures that an element with variable width will retain a proportionate height value.

• Apply padding-top on the :before pseudo-element, making the height of the element equal to a percentage of its width.
• The proportion of height to width can be altered as necessary. For example a padding-top of 100% will create a responsive square (1:1 ratio).

<div class="constant-width-to-height-ratio"></div>

.constant-width-to-height-ratio {
  background: #9C27B0;
  width: 50%;
}

.constant-width-to-height-ratio:before {
  content: '';
  padding-top: 100%;
  float: left;
}

.constant-width-to-height-ratio:after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  clear: both;
}