| cm | centimeters |
| mm | millimeters |
| in | inches (1in = 96px = 2.54cm) |
| px * | pixels (1px = 1/96th of 1in) |
| pt | points (1pt = 1/72 of 1in) |
| pc | picas (1pc = 12 pt) |
|
em |
Relative to the font-size of the element (2em means 2 times the size of the current font) |
|
ex |
Relative to the x-height of the current font (rarely used) |
|
ch |
Relative to width of the "0" (zero) |
|
rem |
Relative to font-size of the root element |
|
vw |
Relative to 1% of the width of the viewport* |
|
vh |
Relative to 1% of the height of the viewport* |
|
vmin |
Relative to 1% of viewport's* smaller dimension |
|
vmax |
Relative to 1% of viewport's* larger dimension |
|
% |
Relative to the parent element |
.limited-text {
max-width: 17ch;
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
white-space: nowrap;
}