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CSSNumericValue: min() method

The min() method of the CSSNumericValue interface returns the lowest value from among those values passed. The passed values must be of the same type.

Syntax

js

min(number1, /* …, */ numberN)

Parameters

number1, …, numberN

Either a number or a CSSNumericValue.

Return value

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if an invalid type was passed to the method.

Examples

As stated earlier, all passed values must be of the same type and value. Some of the following examples illustrate what happens when they are not.

js

// Prints "1cm"
console.log(CSS.cm("1").min(CSS.cm("2")).toString());

// Prints "max(1cm, 0.393701in)"
console.log(CSS.cm("1").max(CSS.in("0.393701")).toString());

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
min 66 79 No No 53 16.4 66 66 No 47 16.4 9.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSNumericValue/min