CSS min-width
The CSS min-width
property is used to constrain the width of an element. The element can render at any size up to the min-width
, depending on its contents.
Syntax
Possible Values
- length
- Specifies a minimum value for
width
as a length value (for example300px
). Negative values are illegal. - percentage
- Specifies a minimum value for
width
as a percentage of the width of the containing block. Negative values are illegal. If the containing block's width is negative, the used value is zero. available
- Equal to the containing block width minus the current element's margin, border, and padding.
max-content
- The max-content width.
min-content
- The min-content width.
fit-content
- Same as
min-content
. none
- Specifies that there's no limit on the width 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
0
- Applies To
- All elements except non-replaced inline elements, table rows, and row groups
- Inherited?
- No
- Media
- Visual
- Animatable
- Yes (see example)
Example Code
Here are some examples of valid min-width
values:
Official Specifications
- CSS basic box model (W3C Editor's Draft)
- CSS Level 2.1 (W3C Recommendation 07 June 2011)