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min-block-size

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The min-block-size CSS property defines the minimum horizontal or vertical size of an element's block, depending on its writing mode. It corresponds to either the min-width or the min-height property, depending on the value of writing-mode.

/* <length> values */
min-block-size: 100px;
min-block-size: 5em;

/* <percentage> values */
min-block-size: 10%;

/* Keyword values */
min-block-size: max-content;
min-block-size: min-content;
min-block-size: fit-content;
min-block-size: fill-available;

/* Global values */
min-block-size: inherit;
min-block-size: initial;
min-block-size: unset;

If the writing mode is vertically oriented, the value of min-block-size relates to the minimum width of the element; otherwise, it relates to the minimum height of the element. A related property is min-inline-size, which defines the other dimension of the element.

Initial value 0
Applies to same as width and height
Inherited no
Percentages block-size of containing block
Media visual
Computed value same as min-width and min-height
Animation type discrete
Canonical order the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

Values

The min-block-size property takes the same values as the min-width and min-height properties.

Formal syntax

<'min-width'>

Example

HTML

<p class="exampleText">Example text</p>

CSS

.exampleText {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  background-color: yellow;
  min-block-size: 200px;
}

Specification

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support No ?

41

38 — 511

No No No
Feature Android webview Chrome for Android Edge mobile Firefox for Android Opera Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support No ? ?

41

38 — 511

No No ?

1. From version 38 until version 51 (exclusive): this feature is behind the layout.css.vertical-text.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/min-block-size