This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The min-inline-size
CSS property defines the horizontal or vertical minimal size of an element's block, depending on its writing mode. It corresponds to either the min-width
or the min-height
property, depending on the value of writing-mode
.
/* <length> values */ min-inline-size: 100px; min-inline-size: 5em; /* <percentage> values */ min-inline-size: 10%; /* Keyword values */ min-inline-size: max-content; min-inline-size: min-content; min-inline-size: fit-content; min-inline-size: fill-available; /* Global values */ min-inline-size: inherit; min-inline-size: initial; min-inline-size: unset;
If the writing mode is vertically oriented, the value of min-inline-size
relates to the minimum height of the element; otherwise, it relates to the minimum width of the element. A related property is min-block-size
, which defines the other dimension of the element.
Initial value | 0 |
---|---|
Applies to | same as width and height |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | inline-size of containing block |
Media | visual |
Computed value | same as min-width and min-height |
Animation type | discrete |
Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Syntax
Values
The min-inline-size
property takes the same values as the min-width
and min-height
properties.
Formal syntax
<'min-width'>
Example
HTML
<p class="exampleText">Example text</p>
CSS
.exampleText { writing-mode: vertical-rl; background-color: yellow; block-size: 5%; min-inline-size: 200px; }
Specification
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 The definition of 'min-inline-size' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 41.0 (41.0)[1] | No support | No support | No support |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 41.0 (41.0)[1] | No support | No support | No support |
[1] Available since Gecko 38, but behind the preference layout.css.vertical-text.enabled
, then disabled by default. The preference has been removed in Gecko 51 and this property cannot be disabled since this version.
See also
- The mapped physical properties:
min-width
andmin-height
writing-mode