inline-size

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

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

Syntax

/* <length> values */
inline-size: 300px;
inline-size: 25em;

/* <percentage> values */
inline-size: 75%;

/* Keyword values */
inline-size: max-content;
inline-size: min-content;
inline-size: fit-content(20em);
inline-size: auto;

/* Global values */
inline-size: inherit;
inline-size: initial;
inline-size: revert;
inline-size: revert-layer;
inline-size: unset;

Values

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

Formal definition

Initial value	auto
Applies to	Same as height and width
Inherited	no
Computed value	Same as height, width
Animation type	by computed value type

Formal syntax

<'width'>

Examples

Setting inline size in pixels

HTML

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

CSS

.exampleText {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  background-color: yellow;
  inline-size: 110px;
}

css properties inline-size