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min-inline-size

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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.

Syntax

/* <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

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 compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	57	No	41 41 38 — 51 Disabled Disabled From version 38 until version 51 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.vertical-text.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	No	44	No

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	57	57	No	41 41 38 — 51 Disabled Disabled From version 38 until version 51 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.vertical-text.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	44	No	No