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https://github.com/mvasin/react-div-100vh

A workaround for the '100vh' issue in mobile browsers
https://github.com/mvasin/react-div-100vh

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A workaround for the '100vh' issue in mobile browsers

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# `Div100vh` React component and `use100vh` React hook



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version](https://badge.fury.io/js/react-div-100vh.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/js/react-div-100vh)



This is a workaround for iOS Safari and other mobile browsers.



## The problem



In mobile browsers, the _real_ height of the viewport is dynamic, as browser

"chrome" (panels) slide away on scrolling. The browser developers faced two

choices: either to reflow the page as the pixel value of a `vh` changes, or

ignore the fact that the browser panel covers part of the screen.



The browser panels are supposed to slide away smoothly, and because the layout

reflow during scrolling will not look smooth, the browser developers went for

the second option.



It may work for the most of use cases, but if you're looking for an app-like

full-screen experience, or want to make sure that the call to action button at

the bottom of your splash screen isn't covered, you may need to know the fair

value of a `vh`.



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| ![Page cropped by bottom Safari chrome](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mvasin/react-div-100vh/master/images/regular-div.png) | ![Page cropped by bottom Safari chrome](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mvasin/react-div-100vh/master/images/react-div-100vh.png) |



More on this issue

[here](https://nicolas-hoizey.com/2015/02/viewport-height-is-taller-than-the-visible-part-of-the-document-in-some-mobile-browsers.html).



## The solution



`Div100vh` React component is the default export:



```jsx

import Div100vh from 'react-div-100vh'



const MyFullHeightComponent = () => (

  

    Look ma, no crop!

  

)

```



For more advanced use cases (for instance, if you need 50% of the real height),

there is a named export `use100vh`. This React hook provides an accurate

vertical height in pixels. The return type is a `number` in a browser and `null`

in Node environment. You may need to check if it's not `null` if you're doing

SSR, otherwise, manipulate the value as you wish and concatenate the result with

`px`:



```jsx

import { use100vh } from 'react-div-100vh'



const MyHalfHeightExampleComponent = ({ children }) => {

  const height = use100vh()

  const halfHeight = height ? height / 2 : '50vh'

  return 
{children}


}

```



Under the hood `use100vh` uses `measureHeight` function which is exported as

well, so feel free to use it, even without React. Currently it returns

`window.innerHeight` in a browser and `null` in Node.



## Testing



This component is tested with BrowserStack Logo.