How do I keep two side-by-side divs the same height?

Question

I have two divs side by side. I\'d like the height of them to be the same, and stay the same if one of them resizes. I can\'t figure this one out though. Ideas?

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Answer 1

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the (very old but reliable) Absolute Columns technique: http://24ways.org/2008/absolute-columns/

In my opinion, it is far superior to both Faux Columns and One True Layout's technique.

The general idea is that an element with position: absolute; will position against the nearest parent element that has position: relative;. You then stretch a column to fill 100% height by assigning both a top: 0px; and bottom: 0px; (or whatever pixels/percentages you actually need.) Here's an example:

  
    
  
  
    

      

        

          
Foo
          
Bar
          
Baz
        
      
      

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