CSS min-height Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Example
Set the minimum height of a paragraph:
p.ex
{
min-height:100px;
} |
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Definition and Usage
The min-height property sets the minimum height of an element.
Note: The min-height property does not include padding, borders, or margins!
| Default value: |
0 |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.minHeight="10px" |
Browser Support
The min-height property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| length |
Defines the minimum height in px, cm, etc. |
| % |
Defines the minimum height in percent of the containing block |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the min-height property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Dimension
CSS reference: max-height property
HTML DOM reference:
minHeight property
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