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Rob Harding
4,128 PointsMin/max-width vs width
Whats the difference between min/max-width vs width?
3 Answers
Oğulcan Girginc
24,848 PointsHi,
Mozilla Developer Network's (MDN) definitions are quite good.
width:
The width CSS property specifies the width of the content area of an element. The content area is inside the padding, border, and margin of the element.
min-width:
The min-width CSS property is used to set the minimum width of a given element. It prevents the used value of the width property from becoming smaller than the value specified for min-width.
max-width:
The max-width CSS property is used to set the maximum width of a given element. It prevents the used value of the width property from becoming larger than the value specified for max-width.
Yulia Markina
12,616 PointsHi Rob, I can only add to Ogulcan's answer that min/max-width properties are essential when you're building a responsive website. It gives you control on displaying your content properly and predictable.
Shawn Denham
Python Development Techdegree Student 17,801 Pointswidth {50px; } - no matter what the width of the object is 50px
min-width {50px; } - the object HAS to be at least 50px.
max-width {50px; } - the absolute widest the object can be is 50px.
Basically said just exactly what Ogulcan posted, just summarized :)