CSS min() Function

.example1 {
  width: min(20%, 100px);
}

.example2 {
  width: min(20%, 200px);
}

.example3 {
  width: min(50%, 400px);
}

Meaning

The min() css function uses the smallest (most negative) value from a list of comma-separated expressions as the value of a CSS property value.

It can combine min() and max() values, or use min() within a clamp() or calc() function.

It can accept more than two arguments, if you have multiple constraints to apply.

The expression can be values combining the addition ( + ), subtraction ( - ), multiplication ( * ) and division ( / ) operators, using standard operator precedence rules.

Version: CSS3

Standard Syntax

min(value1, value2, ...)

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Status

Function Arguments

The following table describes the arguments of this function.

See also

• calc()
• clamp()
• max()
• minmax()