CSS

Last Updated: 11/14/2022

CSS Width and Height

CSS Width/Height

  • Used to set the width and height of an element.
  • Values can be specified in
    • auto: default value, browser calculates the width
    • length: in px, cm
    • %: in percent of containing block
width: auto;
width: 100px;
width: 50%;
height: auto;
height: 100px;
height: 50%;

max-width/max-height

  • Defines the maximum width of an element.
  • Can be specified in length values like px, cm, etc., or in percent (%) of the containing block, or set to none (default)
  • If the content is larger than the maximum width, then the maximum width will be applied.
  • If the content is smaller than the maximum width, the max-width property has no effect.

min-width/min-height

  • Defines the minimum width of an element.
  • If the content is smaller than the minimum width, the minimum width will be applied.
  • If the content is larger than the minimum width, the min-width property has no effect.