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CSS max-width Property

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Description

The max-width CSS property specifies the maximum width of the content area of an element. This maximum width does not include padding, borders, or margins — see the CSS box model.

The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.

Default value: none
Applies to: All elements except non-replaced inline elements, table rows, and row groups
Inherited: No
Animatable: Yes. See animatable properties.
Version: CSS 2, 3

Syntax

The syntax of the property is given with:

max-width length | percentage | none | initial | inherit

The example below shows the max-width property in action.

p {
    max-width: 400px;
}
div {
    width: 300px;
    max-width: 200px;
}

Property Values

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value Description
length Specifies the maximum width as a length value in px, pt, cm, em, etc. Negative length values are not allowed.
percentage The maximum width in percentage. The percentage is calculated with respect to the width of the element's containing block. Negative percentage values are not allowed.
none The width has no maximum value. This is default value.
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element max-width property.

Browser Compatibility

The max-width property is supported in all major modern browsers.

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Basic Support—

  • Firefox 1+
  • Google Chrome 1+
  • Internet Explorer 7+
  • Apple Safari 1+
  • Opera 7+

Further Reading

See tutorial on: CSS Box Model, CSS Dimension.

Related properties: width, min-width.

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