CSS min-height Property

Description

The min-height property sets the minimum height of an element. Element height value will be calculated depending on the set values ​​of the height, max-height and min-height properties.

Initial value

0

Applies to

All elements except non-replaced inline elements and table elements

Inherited

No

Media

Visual

Computed value

The percentage as specified or the absolute length

Animatable

Yes

CSS Version

CSS2, CSS3

JavaScript syntax

object.style.minHeight

Syntax

min-height: [ [<length> | <percentage>] && [border-box | content-box]? ] | available | min-content | max-content | fit-content

Values

• <length>Specifies a fixed width. Negative values are not allowed.
• <percentage>A percentage relative to the width of the containing block. If the containing block has no width explicitly set then is is treated as none. Negative values are not allowed.
• max-contentThe max-content width or height.
• min-contentThe min-content width or height.
• availableThe containing block width or height minus margin, border, and padding.
• fit-contentIf the total available space is finite, equals to min(max-content, max(min-content, fill-available)). Otherwise, equal to the max-content measure. Requires CSS Intrinsic & Extrinsic Sizing Module support in browsers.

Example

<div class="test">The block which the minimum height is set to 100px.</div>

.test {
   min-height: 100px;
   background: orange;
}

Browser Support

Desktop
7	12	1	3	4	1.3
Tablets / Mobile
4.4	18	4	Yes	1	1.0

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 3rd November 2019