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<html><head><style>.div1 { max-width: 500px; padding:10px; background-color: powderblue;}.div2 { width: 500px; padding:10px; background-color: powderblue;}</style></head><body><h2>Max-width vs. width of an element</h2><div class="div1">This div element has a max-width of 500px</div><br><div class="div2">This div element has a width of 500px.</div><p>Resize the browser window to smaller than 500 px wide to see the effect!</p></body></html>