Yes, the containing block refers to the current element.
Let's put aside the percentage for a while and see this with a fixed value of px.
If you scroll down to the example part in the link that you provide, in the "Using Fixed Value", it is explained that
[...] the width of the div tag can not exceed 200px.
This means that when we have a screen with a width of 640px, the width of the div will not getting bigger than 200px (its maximum value).
The explanation of the percentage example also the same.
[...] the width of the div can not exceed 90%.
From here we can see that max-width relatives to the current element.
Thanks for sharing!
I've read that: when the value is provided as a percentage, it is relative to the width of the containing block. So, in this case, the containing block refers to the current element, and not to its parent?
Thank you!
Thank you for reading and the feedback, Andrei!
Yes, the containing block refers to the current element.
Let's put aside the percentage for a while and see this with a fixed value of
px.If you scroll down to the example part in the link that you provide, in the "Using Fixed Value", it is explained that
This means that when we have a screen with a width of 640px, the width of the div will not getting bigger than 200px (its maximum value).
The explanation of the percentage example also the same.
From here we can see that
max-widthrelatives to the current element.Hope this helps 😊
Makes sense! Thank you very much
Anytime 😄