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HTML DOM Style maxWidth Property
The DOM style maxWidth property returns and modify the maximum width of an element in an HTML document.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
Returning maxWidth
object.style.maxWidth
Modifying maxWidth
object.style.maxWidth = “value”
Values
Here, value can be −
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| None | It sets no limit on the width of the element. |
| inherit | It inherits this property value from its parent element. |
| initial | It set this property value to its default value. |
| length | It sets the value in terms of width units. |
| percentage(%) | It sets the value in terms of percentage width of parent element. |
Example
Let us see an example of style maxWidth property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
color: #000;
background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #a18cd1 0%, #fbc2eb 100%);
height: 100vh;
}
p {
border: 2px solid #fff;
}
.btn {
background: coral;
border: none;
height: 2rem;
border-radius: 2px;
width: 40%;
display: block;
color: #fff;
outline: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>DOM Style maxWidth Property Example</h1>
<p>
This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
This is paragraph 1 with some dummy text.
</p>
<button onclick="add()" class="btn">Set maxWidth</button>
<script>
function add() {
document.querySelector('p').style.maxWidth = "200px";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
Click on “Set maxWidth” button to set maximum width of paragraph element −
Updated on: 01-Jul-2020
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