CSSUnitValue: unit property

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The CSSUnitValue.unit read-only property of the {{domxref("CSSUnitValue")}} interface returns a string indicating the type of unit.

Value

A string.

Examples

The following creates a {{domxref('CSSPositionValue')}} from individual CSSUnitValue constructors, then queries the CSSUnitValue.unit.

const pos = new CSSPositionValue(
  new CSSUnitValue(5, "px"),
  new CSSUnitValue(10, "em"),
);

console.log(pos.x.unit); // "px"
console.log(pos.y.unit); // "em"

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref('CSSUnitValue.value')}}
• Dimensions in CSS values and units
• Using the CSS Typed OM
• CSS Typed Object Model API