CSS max-height Property

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Example

.example {
  max-height: 50px;
  overflow: auto;
  border: 1px solid;
}
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Meaning

The max-height property defines the maximum height a region may expand to if it is relatively sized.

Note: max-height overrides height, but min-height overrides max-height.

Default value:none
Inherited:No
Animatable:Yes
Version:CSS2
JavaScript syntax:
object.style.maxHeight="none|length|%|max-content|min-content|fit-content(length|percentage)|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset";


Standard Syntax

max-height: none|length|%|max-content|min-content|fit-content(length|percentage)|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;


Browser Support

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



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Property Values

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value Description
none This is default value. No maximum height.
length Specifies the maximum height in px, cm, etc.
%(percentage) Specifies the maximum height in percent of the containing block.
max-content The intrinsic preferred max-height.
min-content The intrinsic minimum max-height.
fit-content(length|percentage) Uses the fit-content formula with the available space replaced by the specified argument, i.e. min(max-content, max(min-content, argument)).
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property.
revert Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property
revert-layer Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers.
unset Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not.


Default CSS Property Values

selectors {
  max-height: none;
}
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