HTML DOM Style minWidth Property

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# Style minWidth Property

Style Object

## Definition and Usage

The minWidth property sets or returns the minimum width of an element.

The minWidth property has effect only on block-level elements or on elements with absolute or fixed position.

## Syntax

Set the minWidth property:

Object.style.minWidth="length|%|inherit"

Return the minWidth property:

Object.style.minWidth

Value | Description
--- | ---
length | Defines the minimum width in length units. Default is 0
% | Defines the minimum width in % of the parent element
inherit | The value of the minWidth property is inherited from parent element

## Browser Support

The minWidth property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "inherit" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 supports "inherit".

## Example

Set the minimum width of an element:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("p1").style.minWidth="200px";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p style="background:red;width:100px;" id="p1">
This paragraph has a width of 100px.<br>
When clicking on the button below,<br>
the min-width will be set to 200px.<br>
As a result, this paragraph should be 200 pixels wide.</p>
<input type="button" onclick="displayResult()" value="Set min width">
</body>
</html>
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