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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 the max-width then it has no effect.

Syntax:

max-width: none | length | percentage (%) | initial | inherit;

Property Values: All the properties are described well in the example below.

  • none: It is the default value and it does not contain max-width.
  • length: This property is used to set the length of max-width. The length can be set in the form of px, cm, etc.
  • percentage (%): This property is used to set the max-width in the form of a percentage.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Example 1: 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:

max-width property

Example 2: 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:

Example 3: This example illustrates the use of the max-width property whose value is assigned in the 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:

Screenshot-2023-07-05-160738

Example 4: This example illustrates the use of the max-width property, in order to set the value to its initial or 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:

Example 5: This example illustrates the use of the max-width property, with the value set to inherit.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>max-width property</title>
 
    <!-- max-width CSS property -->
    <style>
        .container {
            max-width: inherit;
            color: white;
            background-color: green;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
 
    <div class="container">
        <p>
            GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal
        </p>
    </div>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Screenshot-2023-07-05-170626

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


Last Updated : 17 Jul, 2023
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