Themin-height
CSS property sets the minimum height of an element. It prevents the used value of the height
property from becoming smaller than the value specified for min-height
.
The element's height is set to the value of min-height
whenever min-height
is larger than max-height
or height
.
/* <length> value */ min-height: 3.5em; /* <percentage> value */ min-height: 10%; /* Keyword values */ min-height: max-content; min-height: min-content; min-height: fit-content; min-height: fill-available; /* Global values */ min-height: inherit; min-height: initial; min-height: unset;
<length>
<length>
. Negative values make the declaration invalid.<percentage>
<percentage>
of the containing block's height. Negative values make the declaration invalid.auto
max-content
min-content
fill-available
available
.)fit-content
min-content
. CSS3 Sizing defines a more complex algorithm, but no browser implements it, even in an experimental way.<length> | <percentage> | auto | max-content | min-content | fit-content | fill-available
table { min-height: 75%; } form { min-height: 0; }
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Intrinsic & Extrinsic Sizing Module Level 3 The definition of 'min-height' in that specification. | Working Draft | Adds the max-content , min-content , fit-content , and fill-available keywords. (Both CSS3 Box and CSS3 Writing Modes drafts used to define these keywords, but are superseded by this spec.)
|
CSS Flexible Box Layout Module The definition of 'min-height' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | Adds the auto keyword and uses it as the initial value. |
CSS Transitions The definition of 'min-height' in that specification. | Working Draft | Defines min-height as animatable. |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'min-height' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Initial value | auto |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements but non-replaced inline elements, table columns, and column groups |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | The percentage is calculated with respect to the height of the generated box's containing block. If the height of the containing block is not specified explicitly (i.e., it depends on content height), and this element is not absolutely positioned, the percentage value is treated as 0 . |
Media | visual |
Computed value | the percentage as specified or the absolute length |
Animation type | a length, percentage or calc(); |
Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Desktop | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
Basic support | 1 | 12 | 3
|
7
|
4
|
1 |
fit-content , max-content , and min-content
|
No | No | No | No | No | 9 |
fill-available
|
1 | No | No | No | Yes | 9 |
auto |
21 | ? | 16 — 22
|
No | 12.1 | No |
Mobile | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
Basic support | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
fit-content , max-content , and min-content
|
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
fill-available
|
Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
auto |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
height
, max-height
box-sizing
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