CSS min-heightProperty


Example

Sets the minimum height of a paragraph:

p { min-height:100px; }

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Property definition and usage instructions

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 numbers in the table indicate the first browser version number that supports the property.

Property
min-height 1.0 7.0 3.0 2.0.2 4.0

Property value

Value Description
length Defines the minimum height of an element. The default value is 0.
% Defines the minimum height as a percentage based on the containing block-level object.
inherit Specifies that the value of the min-height property should be inherited from the parent element.


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