Example
Set the maximum height of a <p> element to 50 pixels:
p.ex1
{
max-height: 50px;
}
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Definition max-height
The max-height property defines the maximum height of an element.
If the content is larger than the maximum height, it will overflow. How the container will handle the overflowing content is defined by the overflow property.
If the content is smaller than the maximum height, the max-height property has no effect.
Note: This prevents the value of the height property from becoming larger than max-height. The value of the max-height property overrides the height property.
| Default value: | none |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.maxHeight="100px" Try it |
Browser Support max-height
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| max-height | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.0.2 | 7.0 |
CSS Syntax max-height
max-height: none|length|initial|inherit;
Property Values max-height
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| none | No maximum height. This is default | Play it » |
| length | Defines the maximum height in px, cm, etc. Read about length units | Play it » |
| % | Defines the maximum height in percent of the containing block | |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages max-height
CSS tutorial: CSS Height and Width
CSS reference: min-height property
HTML DOM reference: maxHeight property