The minmax()
CSS function defines a size range greater than or equal to min
and less than or equal to max
. It is used with CSS Grids.
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Syntax
/* <inflexible-breadth>, <track-breadth> values */
minmax(200px, 1fr)
minmax(400px, 50%)
minmax(30%, 300px)
minmax(100px, max-content)
minmax(min-content, 400px)
minmax(max-content, auto)
minmax(auto, 300px)
minmax(min-content, auto)
/* <fixed-breadth>, <track-breadth> values */
minmax(200px, 1fr)
minmax(30%, 300px)
minmax(400px, 50%)
minmax(50%, min-content)
minmax(300px, max-content)
minmax(200px, auto)
/* <inflexible-breadth>, <fixed-breadth> values */
minmax(400px, 50%)
minmax(30%, 300px)
minmax(min-content, 200px)
minmax(max-content, 200px)
minmax(auto, 300px)
A function taking two parameters, min and max.
Each parameter can be a <length>
, a <percentage>
, a <flex>
value, or one of the keyword values max-content
, min-content
, or auto
.
If max
< min
, then max
is ignored and minmax(min,max)
is treated as min
. As a maximum, a <flex>
value sets the flex factor of a grid track; it is invalid as a minimum.
Values
<length>
- A non-negative length.
<percentage>
- A non-negative percentage relative to the inline size of the grid container in column grid tracks, and the block size of the grid container in row grid tracks. If the size of the grid container depends on the size of its tracks, then the
<percentage>
must be treated asauto
. The user agent may adjust the intrinsic size contributions of the track to the size of the grid container and increase the final size of the track by the minimum amount that would result in honoring the percentage. <flex>
- A non-negative dimension with the unit
fr
specifying the track’s flex factor. Each<flex>
-sized track takes a share of the remaining space in proportion to its flex factor. max-content
- Represents the largest max-content contribution of the grid items occupying the grid track.
min-content
- Represents the largest min-content contribution of the grid items occupying the grid track.
auto
- As a maximum, identical to
max-content
. As a minimum it represents the largest minimum size (as specified bymin-width
/min-height
) of the grid items occupying the grid track.
Formal syntax
minmax( [ <length> | <percentage> | min-content | max-content | auto ] , [ <length> | <percentage> | <flex> | min-content | max-content | auto ] )
CSS properties
minmax()
function can be used within:
Examples
CSS
#container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(min-content, 300px) minmax(200px, 1fr) 150px; grid-gap: 5px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 200px; width: 100%; background-color: #8cffa0; padding: 10px; } #container > div { background-color: #8ca0ff; padding: 5px; }
HTML
<div id="container">
<div>
Item as wide as the content, but at most 300 pixels.
</div>
<div>
Item with flexible width but a minimum of 200 pixels.
</div>
<div>
Inflexible item of 150 pixels width.
</div>
</div>
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Grid LayoutThe definition of 'minmax()' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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minmax()
|
Chrome Full support 57 Full support 57 Full support 29 Disabled' From version 29: this feature is behind the |
Edge
Full support 16 |
Firefox Full support 52 Full support 52 No support 40 — 59 Disabled' From version 40 until version 59 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
IE
No support No |
Opera Full support 44 Full support 44 Full support 28 Disabled' From version 28: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 10.1 |
WebView Android
Full support 57 |
Chrome Android Full support 57 Full support 57 Full support 29 Disabled' From version 29: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 52 Full support 52 No support 40 — 59 Disabled' From version 40 until version 59 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 43 Full support 43 Full support 28 Disabled' From version 28: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 10.3 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 6.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
- Grid Layout Guide: Basic concepts of grid layout - track sizing with minmax()
- CSS grids, logical values and writing modes
- Video tutorial: Introducing minmax()
minmax() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.