Setting the maximum width of a table
css, html, html-table, max, width
Solution
If you want to make your max-width to work, you need to set the CSS property `table-layout: fixed;` on the table and use `width`, not `max-width`.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/table-layout
Problem
I'm trying to set the maximum width of a table, but it doesn't seem to be working. If a word inside the table is too long, it automatically expands the width of the table. How do I stop that from happening, and instead have the word that's too long go to the next line? ``` <style>table { max-width: 300px; } table, td { border: 1px solid red; } div { border: 1px solid blue; word-wrap: break-word; } </style> ``` ``` <table> <tr> <td> <div> hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello </div> </td> </tr> </table> ```