CSS max-width Property

In CSS, the max-width property is used to specify the maximum width of an element. The width value cannot be greater than the value returned by max-width. If the content is larger than the maximum width, it will move to the next line; if the content is smaller than the maximum width, it has no effect.

Syntax

max-width: none | length | initial | inherit;

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
    .ex1 {
        max-width: 200px;
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>max-width: none</h2>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam semper diam at erat pulvinar, at pulvinar felis blandit. Vestibulum volutpat tellus diam, consequat gravida libero rhoncus ut. Maecenas imperdiet felis nisi, fringilla luctus felis hendrerit sit amet. Pellentesque interdum, nisl nec interdum maximus, augue diam porttitor lorem, et sollicitudin felis neque sit amet erat.</p>

<h2>max-width: 200px</h2>
<p class="ex1">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam semper diam at erat pulvinar, at pulvinar felis blandit. Vestibulum volutpat tellus diam, consequat gravida libero rhoncus ut. Maecenas imperdiet felis nisi, fringilla luctus felis hendrerit sit amet. Pellentesque interdum, nisl nec interdum maximus, augue diam porttitor lorem, et sollicitudin felis neque sit amet erat.</p>

</body>
</html>

Preview

Property Values

Value	Description
none	There is no maximum height. This is the default setting.
length	Defines the maximum height in pixels, centimeters, and so on. Learn more about length units.
%	Defines the maximum height of the containing block in percentage terms.
initial	This property is set to its default value.
inherit	This property is inherited from its parent element.

Supported Browsers

Property	Chrome	Firefox	Safari	Edge / IE	Opera
max-width	1.0	1.0	2.0	7.0	7.0

max-height

@media

CSS max-width Property

Syntax

Example

Property Values

Supported Browsers

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