 <p>See the equal height function. <a href="http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/8-awesome-jquery-tips-and-tricks" rel="nofollow">http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/8-awesome-jquery-tips-and-tricks</a> Hope this help.</p> <pre><code>function equalHeight(group) { tallest = 0; group.each(function() { thisHeight = $(this).height(); if(thisHeight &gt; tallest) { tallest = thisHeight; } }); group.height(tallest); } $(document).ready(function() { equalHeight($(".recent-article")); equalHeight($(".footer-col")); }); </code></pre>