DevGuru CSS2: max-height

PROPERTY: max-height

max-height : none | length | percentage

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Version: Level 2
Inherited: No

The max-height property is used to set the maximum height of an element. Other properties can be used to set the height, width, maximum width, minimum height and the minimum width.

If a specified value for max-height is less than a previously specified value for min-height for the same element, then max-height is set to the value of min-height. If the specified value for min-height is greater than the height value for the same element, then height is set to the value of min-height.

none

The none value specifies that there are no height limits imposed on the element.

length

The length value specifies the maximum height of the element and can be in any of the following seven units. Use the abbreviation.

Length	Abbrev.
centimeters	cm
ems	em
inches	in
millimeters	mm
picas	pc
pixels	px
points	pt

percentage

The percentage value specifies the height of the element as a percentage of the height of the containing block (i.e., the block that contains the element). It is a positive integer number. The percent sign is mandatory.

Code:
p {max-height: 175px;}
p {max-height: 200%;}