CSS max-width Property
Example
.example {
max-width: 100px;
border: 1px solid;
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Meaning
The max-width property defines the maximum width a region may expand to if it is relatively sized.
Note: max-width overrides width, but min-width overrides max-width.
| Default value: | none |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
max-width: none|length|%(percentage)|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.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | This is default value. No maximum width. |
| length | Specifies the maximum width in px, cm, etc. |
| %(percentage) | Specifies the maximum width in percent of the containing block. |
| max-content | The intrinsic preferred max-width. |
| min-content | The intrinsic minimum max-width. |
| 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-width: none;
}