CSS min-width Property

Example

Set the minimum width of a paragraph:

p.ex
{
min-width:50px;
}

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The min-width property sets the minimum width of an element.

Note: The min-width property does not include padding, borders, or margins!

The min-width property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".

Value	Description
length	Defines the minimum width in px, cm, etc.
%	Defines the minimum width in percent of the containing block
inherit	Specifies that the value of the min-width property should be inherited from the parent element

CSS tutorial: CSS Dimension

HTML DOM reference: minWidth property