fit-content() CSS function

The fit-content() CSS function clamps a given size to an available size according to the formula min(maximum size, max(minimum size, argument)).

Try it

grid-template-columns: fit-content(8ch) fit-content(8ch) 1fr;
grid-template-columns: fit-content(100px) fit-content(100px) 1fr;
grid-template-columns: fit-content(40%) fit-content(40%) 1fr;
<section class="default-example" id="default-example">
  <div class="example-container">
    <div class="transition-all" id="example-element">
      <div>One. This column has more text in it.</div>
      <div>Two</div>
      <div>Three</div>
      <div>Four</div>
      <div>Five</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>
#example-element {
  border: 1px solid #c5c5c5;
  display: grid;
  grid-gap: 10px;
  width: 250px;
}

#example-element > div {
  background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.2);
  border: 3px solid blue;
  text-align: left;
}

The function can be used as a track size in CSS grid properties, where the maximum size is defined by max-content and the minimum size by auto, which is calculated similar to auto (i.e., minmax(auto, max-content)), except that the track size is clamped at argument if it is greater than the auto minimum.

See the grid-template-columns page for more information on the max-content and auto keywords.

The fit-content() function can also be used as laid out box size for width, height, min-width, min-height, max-width and max-height, where the maximum and minimum sizes refer to the content size.

Syntax

css
/* <length> values */
fit-content(200px)
fit-content(5cm)
fit-content(30vw)
fit-content(100ch)

/* <percentage> value */
fit-content(40%)

Values

<length>

An absolute length.

<percentage>

A percentage relative to the available space in the given axis.

In grid properties it is relative to the inline size of the grid container in column tracks and to the block size of the grid container for row tracks. Otherwise it is relative to the available inline size or block size of the laid out box depending on the writing mode.

Formal syntax

<fit-content()> = 
fit-content( <length-percentage> )

<length-percentage> =
<length> |
<percentage>

Examples

Sizing grid columns with fit-content

HTML

html
<div id="container">
  <div>Item as wide as the content.</div>
  <div>
    Item with more text in it. Because the contents of it are wider than the
    maximum width, it is clamped at 300 pixels.
  </div>
  <div>Flexible item</div>
</div>

CSS

css
#container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: fit-content(300px) fit-content(300px) 1fr;
  grid-gap: 5px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: 200px;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: #8cffa0;
  padding: 10px;
}

#container > div {
  background-color: #8ca0ff;
  padding: 5px;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 2
# funcdef-grid-template-columns-fit-content
CSS Box Sizing Module Level 3
# funcdef-width-fit-content

Browser compatibility

css.properties.grid-template-columns.fit-content

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
fit-content()
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 57 (Release date: 2017-03-09)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 16 (Release date: 2017-10-17)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 44 (Release date: 2017-03-21)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 10.1 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 6 (Release date: 2017-08-23)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support

css.properties.width.fit-content_function

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
fit-content()
Experimental
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – No support
Firefox 91 (Release date: 2021-08-10)
disabled
disabled From version 91 users must explicitly set the layout.css.fit-content-function.enabled preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

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No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.

See also