CSS min-width Property

Last Updated : 28 Aug, 2024

The min-width property in CSS is used to define the minimum width of an element. The value of the width cannot be less than the value of the min-width. If the content specified within the element is smaller, min-width maintains the specified minimum width.

Syntax:

min-width: length|initial|inherit;

Property Values:

length: This property is used to set the length of min-width. The length can be set in the form of px, cm, etc.
percentage (%): It is used to set the minimum width in percentage.
initial: It is used to set a min-width property to its default value.
inherit: This property is inherited from its parent.

Example: In this example, we use the min-width: length property.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>min-width property</title>

    <!-- min-width CSS property -->
    <style>
        p {
            min-width: 300px;
            display: inline-block;
            color: white;
            background-color: green;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <p>
        GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal
    </p>
</body>
</html>

Output:a

Example: In this example we are using the min-width: % property.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>min-width property</title>

    <!-- min-width CSS property -->
    <style>
        p {
            min-width: 35%;
            display: inline-block;
            color: white;
            background-color: green;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <p>
        GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal
    </p>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Example: In this example, we are using min-width: initial property.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>min-width property</title>

    <!-- min-width CSS property -->
    <style>
        p {
            min-width: initial;
            display: inline-block;
            color: white;
            background-color: green;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <p>
        GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal
    </p>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Example: In this example, we are using min-width: inherit property.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>min-width property</title>

    <!-- min-width CSS property -->
    <style>
        .gfg {
            min-width: initial;
            display: inline-block;
            color: white;
            background-color: green;
        }

        P {
            min-width: inherit;
        }

        .geeks {
            min-width: initial;
            display: inline-block;
            color: white;
            background-color: blue;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div class="gfg">
        <p>
            GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal
        </p>
        <div class="geeks">
            GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>