Utilities for setting the maximum height of an element.

Examples

Basic example

Use max-h-<number> utilities like max-h-24 and max-h-64 to set an element to a fixed maximum height based on the spacing scale:

max-h-80

max-h-64

max-h-48

max-h-40

max-h-32

max-h-24

<div class="h-96 ...">  <div class="h-full max-h-80 ...">max-h-80</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-64 ...">max-h-64</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-48 ...">max-h-48</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-40 ...">max-h-40</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-32 ...">max-h-32</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-24 ...">max-h-24</div></div>

Using a percentage

Use max-h-full or max-h-<fraction> utilities like max-h-1/2 and max-h-2/5 to give an element a percentage-based maximum height:

max-h-9/10

max-h-3/4

max-h-1/2

max-h-1/4

max-h-full

<div class="h-96 ...">  <div class="h-full max-h-9/10 ...">max-h-9/10</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-3/4 ...">max-h-3/4</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-1/2 ...">max-h-1/2</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-1/4 ...">max-h-1/4</div>  <div class="h-full max-h-full ...">max-h-full</div></div>

Using a custom value

Use the max-h-[<value>] syntax to set the maximum height based on a completely custom value:

<div class="max-h-[220px] ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the max-h-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="max-h-(--my-max-height) ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

This is just a shorthand for max-h-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a max-height utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="h-48 max-h-full md:max-h-screen ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

Customizing your theme

The max-h-<number> utilities are driven by the --spacing theme variable, which can be customized in your own theme:

@theme {  --spacing: 1px; }

Learn more about customizing the spacing scale in the theme variable documentation.