Inline SVG only scaling to parent container in Google Chrome

Question

edit: applying min-height: 0; to .svg-container fixes the container sizes but in Edge the svg elements overflow their containers.

I am trying to make an inline SVG element scale to the height of its parent container. The parent container is sized using CSS grid (I have also tried flex box).

I have been able to get this working as desired when viewing in Google Chrome by setting the elements max-height property to 100%. However when viewed in other browsers the SVG seems to ignore this rule.

These are the browsers I have tried:

Google Chrome: Version 80.0.3987.87 (Official Build) (64-bit) - this one works
Microsoft Edge: 44.18362.449.0
Firefox Developer Edition: 73.0b12 (64-bit)
Firefox: 72.0.2 (64-bit)

Here is what it looks like in Google Chrome (desired result):

Here is what it looks like in FFDE (also in regular FF & Edge):

The body and html elements both have a rule of height: 100vh; and all other child sizes are derived from % or fr.

I would very much appreciate any guidance as to how to ensure the elements do not exceed 100% of their parent containers when the containers when using css grid or flex as so far none of the solutions I have found in other threads have worked for me.

Here is a jsfiddle and below I will include the code. Thank you for your time.

    * {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }
    
    html,
    body {
      width: 100vw;
      height: 100vh;
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
    }
    
    .container {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-rows: 1fr 2fr 3fr;
      width: 100%;
      max-height: 100%;
      max-width: 540px;
    }
    
    .svg-container {
      border: 1px solid black;
    }
    
    svg {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      max-height: 100%;
    }

 <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en">
    
    <head>
      <meta charset="UTF-8">
      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
      <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
      <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
      <title>Document</title>
    </head>
    
    <body>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="svg-container">
          <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
            <path
              d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
          </svg>
    
        </div>
        <div class="svg-container">
          <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
            <path
              d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
          </svg>
        </div>
        <div class="svg-container">
          <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
            <path
              d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
          </svg>
        </div>
      </div>
    </body>
    
    </html>

you need `min-height: 0;` to the SVG container. This is a duplicate of: https://stackoverflow.com/q/43311943/8620333 — Temani Afif, Feb 11 '20 at 22:23

Temani Afif · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-11T22:46:43.913

Add min-height:0 to fix the issue in most of the browser (related: Prevent content from expanding grid items) and for Edge you will need to add height:0;min-height:100% to the SVG. The last fix will remove the usage of percentage value with height which is creating an issue with Edge.

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html,
body {
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 1fr 2fr 3fr;
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 100%;
  max-width: 540px;
}

.svg-container {
  border: 1px solid black;
  min-height: 0;
}

svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 0;
  min-height: 100%;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  <title>Document</title>
</head>

<body>
  <div class="container">
    <div class="svg-container">
      <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
            <path
              d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
          </svg>

    </div>
    <div class="svg-container">
      <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
            <path
              d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
          </svg>
    </div>
    <div class="svg-container">
      <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
            <path
              d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
          </svg>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>

</html>

Vishnudev Krishnadas · Answer 2 · 2020-02-11T17:55:37.663

If you are sure about number of svg containers, then the below works for both Firefox and Chrome

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html,
body {
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.container {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.svg-container:nth-child(1) {
  height: calc(100% / 6);
  border: 1px solid black;
}

.svg-container:nth-child(2) {
  height: calc(100% / 3);
  border: 1px solid black;
}

.svg-container:nth-child(3) {
  height: calc(100% / 2);
  border: 1px solid black;
}
svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-height: 100%;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  <title>Document</title>
</head>

<body>
  <div class="container">
    <div class="svg-container">
      <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
        <path
          d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
      </svg>

    </div>
    <div class="svg-container">
      <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
        <path
          d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
      </svg>
    </div>
    <div class="svg-container">
      <svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
        <path
          d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
      </svg>
    </div>
  </div>



</body>

</html>

The SVG in this example are now effectively scaling to a parent with fixed height. My issue is with scaling when parent containers height is set by % — Senipah, Feb 11 '20 at 17:49
In the original example 1st child is 1/6 second 2/6 and third is 3/6 of 100vh. Your calc will make each 1/3 of 100vh. Calc is effectively calculating a fixed size. Is there no way make the SVG responsive to the parent container without it having a fixed size? — Senipah, Feb 11 '20 at 17:52
Appreciate it but I would like to be able to resolve this using grid or flex rather than intrinsically calculating ratios as this would ultimately be used by some unknown number of components. — Senipah, Feb 11 '20 at 17:59

Rounin · Answer 3 · 2020-02-12T09:30:17.057

I'm not sure this is exactly the effect you're trying to achieve, but I've set about paring down the markup and the styling and seeing if I can achieve what you're looking for with a single parent <div> container and 3 <svg> children.

Working Example:

.svg-container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
width: 60vw;
height: 100vh;
border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);
}
    
svg {
width: 100%;
border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);
}
    
svg:nth-of-type(1) {
height: calc(100% / 6 * 1);
}

svg:nth-of-type(2) {
height: calc(100% / 6 * 2);
}

svg:nth-of-type(3) {
height: calc(100% / 6 * 3);
}

<div class="svg-container">
<svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
<path d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
</svg>

<svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
<path d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
</svg>

<svg viewBox='0 0 3.904897 29.412678' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' preserveAspectRatio='none'>
<path d='M 0,25.550255 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 25.550255 H 0 m 2.850575,3.862422 H 2.551199 C 1.142257,29.412677 0,27.979719 0,26.211588 v -0.661333 h 2.01753 v 0.981485 c 0.0024,0.884983 0.574154,1.599169 1.2756,1.593463 h 0.611767 v 1.287474 z M 2.850575,0 H 2.5512 C 1.142257,0 0,1.4329586 0,3.2010897 V 3.8624222 H 2.01753 V 2.8809378 C 2.01993,1.9959549 2.591684,1.2817684 3.29313,1.2874741 H 3.904897 V 0 Z' />
</svg>

</div>

Inline SVG only scaling to parent container in Google Chrome

3 Answers3