CSS max-height
The CSS max-height
property is used to constrain the height of an element. The element can render at any size up to the max-height
, depending on its contents.
Syntax
Possible Values
- length
- Specifies a maximum value for
height
as a length value (for example300px
). Negative values are illegal. - percentage
- Specifies a maximum value for
height
as a percentage of the height of the containing block. Negative values are illegal. If the containing block's height is negative, the used value is zero. available
- Equal to the containing block height minus the current element's margin, border, and padding.
min-content
- The min-content height.
max-content
- The max-content height.
fit-content
- Same as
max-content
. none
- Specifies that there's no limit on the height of the box.
In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:
initial
- Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit
- Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset
- This value acts as either
inherit
orinitial
, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.
General Information
- Initial Value
none
- Applies To
- All elements except non-replaced inline elements, table columns, and column groups
- Inherited?
- No
- Media
- Visual
- Animatable
- Yes (see example)
Example Code
Here are some examples of valid max-height
values:
Official Specifications
- CSS basic box model (W3C Editor's Draft)
- CSS Level 2.1 (W3C Recommendation 07 June 2011)