CSS max-width Property
The max-width property in CSS is used to define the maximum width of an element. The value of the width cannot be larger than the value by max-width. If the content is larger than the max-width then it will go to the next line and if the content is smaller than max-width then it has no effect.
Syntax:
max-width: none| length| initial| inherit;
Property Values: All the properties are described well with the example below.
none: It is the default value and it does not contain max-width.
Syntax:
max-width: none;
Example: This example illustrates the use of the max-width property whose value is set to none.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>max-width property</title> <!-- max-width CSS property --> <style> p { max-width: none; color: white; background-color: green; } </style></head><body> <p> GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal </p></body></html> |
Output:
length: This property is used to set the length of max-width. The length can be set in form of px, cm, etc.
Syntax:
max-width: length;
Example: This example illustrates the use of the max-width property, in order to set the max-width length.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>max-width property</title> <!-- max-width CSS property --> <style> p { max-width: 110px; color: white; background-color: green; } </style></head><body> <p> GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal </p></body></html> |
Output:
percentage (%): This property is used to set the max-width in form of a percentage.
Syntax:
max-width: %;
Example: This example illustrates the use of the max-width property whose value is assigned in form of a percentage.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>max-width property</title> <!-- max-width CSS property --> <style> p { max-width: 20%; color: white; background-color: green; } </style></head><body> <p> GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal </p></body></html> |
Output:
initial: It is used to set an element’s CSS property to its default value. The initial keyword can be used for any CSS property, and on any HTML element.
Syntax:
max-width: initial;
Example: This example illustrates the use of the max-width property, in order to set the value to its default value.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>max-width property</title> <!-- max-width CSS property --> <style> p { max-width: initial; color: white; background-color: green; } </style></head> <body> <p> GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal </p></body></html> |
Output:
inherit: This property is used to inherit a property to an element from its parent element property value. The inherit keyword can be used for inheriting any CSS property, and on any HTML element.
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by the max-width property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1.0 and above
- Internet Explorer 7.0 and above
- Microsoft Edge 12.0 and above
- Firefox 1.0 and above
- Safari 1.0 and above
- Opera 4.0 and above
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