CSS max-height Property

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Example

Set the maximum height of a <p> element to 50 pixels:

p.ex1 {
max-height: 50px;
}

Definition and Usage

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

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: none|length|initial|inherit;

Property Values

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

CSS tutorial: CSS Height and Width

CSS reference: min-height property

HTML DOM reference: maxHeight property