Aquileo | HTML DOM Style maxWidth Property

The maxWidth property of HTML DOM sets/returns the maximum width of an element. The maxWidth property affects only block-level elements, absolute or fixed position elements.

Syntax:

It returns the maxWidth property.

object.style.maxWidth

It sets the maxWidth Property.

object.style.maxWidth = "none | length | % | initial | inherit"

Property Values:

Value	Description
none	Default value without any limit on width of the element
length	Define width's maximum value in length unit
%	Define width's maximum value in % of the parent element
initial	Set property to its default value
inherit	Inherit from its parent element

Return value: It return the maximum width of element.

Example 1: This example Sets the width in length unit.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>DOM Style maxWidth Property </title>

    <style>
        #GFG {
            color: white;
            width: 300px;
            background: green;
            margin: auto;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body style="text-align: center;">
    <h1 id="GFG">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>

    <h2>HTML DOM Style maxWidth Property</h2>
    <br>

    <button type="button" onclick="myGeeks()">
        Click to change
    </button>

    <script>
        function myGeeks() {

            // Sets the width using length unit
            document.getElementById("GFG")
                .style.maxWidth = "220px";
        }
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

maxWidth

Example 2: This example Sets the width value in '%'.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>DOM Style maxWidth Property </title>

    <style>
        #GFG {
            color: white;
            width: 22%;
            background: green;
            margin: auto;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body style="text-align: center;">
    <h1 id="GFG">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>

    <h2>HTML DOM Style maxWidth Property</h2>
    <br>

    <button type="button" onclick="myGeeks()">
        Click to change
    </button>

    <script>
        function myGeeks() {

            // Sets the width using length unit
            document.getElementById("GFG")
                .style.maxWidth = "17%";
        }
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

maxWidth

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML DOM Style maxWidth Property are listed below:

Google Chrome 1 and above
Edge 12 and above
Internet Explorer 7 and above
Mozilla Firefox 1 and above
Opera 4 and above
Safari 1 and above

HTML DOM Style maxWidth Property

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