max-inline-size
Quick Summary for max-inline-size
max-inline-size CSS property defines the horizontal or vertical maximum size of an element's block, depending on its writing mode. It corresponds to either the max-width or the max-height property, depending on the value of writing-mode.
Code Usage for max-inline-size
<pre class="brush: css notranslate"><code><span class="token comment">/ <length> values /</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 300px<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 25em<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token comment">/ <percentage> values /</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 75%<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token comment">/ Keyword values /</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> none<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> max-content<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> min-content<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> <span class="token function">fit-content</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span>20em<span class="token punctuation">)</span><span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token comment">/ Global values /</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> inherit<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> initial<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> revert<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">max-inline-size</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> unset<span class="token punctuation">;</span> </code></pre>
More Details for max-inline-size
max-inline-size
The max-inline-size CSS property defines the horizontal or vertical maximum size of an element's block, depending on its writing mode. It corresponds to either the max-width or the max-height property, depending on the value of writing-mode.
If the writing mode is vertically oriented, the value of max-inline-size relates to the maximal height of the element; otherwise, it relates to the maximal width of the element. A related property is max-block-size, which defines the other dimension of the element.
Syntax
/* <length> values */ max-inline-size: 300px; max-inline-size: 25em; /* <percentage> values */ max-inline-size: 75%; /* Keyword values */ max-inline-size: none; max-inline-size: max-content; max-inline-size: min-content; max-inline-size: fit-content(20em); /* Global values */ max-inline-size: inherit; max-inline-size: initial; max-inline-size: revert; max-inline-size: unset; Values
The max-inline-size property takes the same values as the max-width and max-height properties.
Formal definition
| Initial value | 0 |
|---|---|
| Applies to | same as width and height |
| Inherited | no |
| Percentages | inline-size of containing block |
| Computed value | same as max-width and max-height |
| Animation type | a length, percentage or calc(); |
Formal syntax
<'max-width'>
Examples
Setting maximum inline size in pixels
HTML<p class="exampleText">Example text</p> .exampleText { writing-mode: vertical-rl; background-color: yellow; block-size: 100%; max-inline-size: 200px; } Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # propdef-max-inline-size |
See also
The mapped physical properties:max-width and max-height writing-mode Last modified: Feb 8, 2022, by MDN contributors
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