diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/max_height.css b/docs/examples/styles/max_height.css
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+++ b/docs/examples/styles/max_height.css
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+Horizontal {
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+Placeholder {
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 1fr;
+}
+
+#p1 {
+    max-height: 10w;
+}
+
+#p2 {
+    max-height: 999;  /* (1)! */
+}
+
+#p3 {
+    max-height: 50%;
+}
+
+#p4 {
+    max-height: 10;
+}
diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/max_height.py b/docs/examples/styles/max_height.py
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index 000000000..7f3a00fda
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+++ b/docs/examples/styles/max_height.py
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+from textual.app import App
+from textual.containers import Horizontal
+from textual.widgets import Placeholder
+
+
+class MaxHeightApp(App):
+    def compose(self):
+        yield Horizontal(
+            Placeholder("max-height: 10w", id="p1"),
+            Placeholder("max-height: 999", id="p2"),
+            Placeholder("max-height: 50%", id="p3"),
+            Placeholder("max-height: 10", id="p4"),
+        )
+
+
+app = MaxHeightApp(css_path="max_height.css")
diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/max_width.css b/docs/examples/styles/max_width.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a32353a78
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+++ b/docs/examples/styles/max_width.css
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+Horizontal {
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+Placeholder {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 1fr;
+}
+
+#p1 {
+    max-width: 50h;
+}
+
+#p2 {
+    max-width: 999;  /* (1)! */
+}
+
+#p3 {
+    max-width: 50%;
+}
+
+#p4 {
+    max-width: 30;
+}
diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/max_width.py b/docs/examples/styles/max_width.py
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index 000000000..0ee440a92
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+++ b/docs/examples/styles/max_width.py
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+from textual.app import App
+from textual.containers import Vertical
+from textual.widgets import Placeholder
+
+
+class MaxWidthApp(App):
+    def compose(self):
+        yield Vertical(
+            Placeholder("max-width: 50h", id="p1"),
+            Placeholder("max-width: 999", id="p2"),
+            Placeholder("max-width: 50%", id="p3"),
+            Placeholder("max-width: 30", id="p4"),
+        )
+
+
+app = MaxWidthApp(css_path="max_width.css")
diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/min_height.css b/docs/examples/styles/min_height.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca4d2853f
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+++ b/docs/examples/styles/min_height.css
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+Horizontal {
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+Placeholder {
+    width: 1fr;
+    height: 50%;
+}
+
+#p1 {
+    min-height: 25%;  /* (1)! */
+}
+
+#p2 {
+    min-height: 75%;
+}
+
+#p3 {
+    min-height: 30;
+}
+
+#p4 {
+    min-height: 40w;
+}
diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/min_height.py b/docs/examples/styles/min_height.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6e02deda
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+++ b/docs/examples/styles/min_height.py
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+from textual.app import App
+from textual.containers import Horizontal
+from textual.widgets import Placeholder
+
+
+class MinHeightApp(App):
+    def compose(self):
+        yield Horizontal(
+            Placeholder("min-height: 25%", id="p1"),
+            Placeholder("min-height: 75%", id="p2"),
+            Placeholder("min-height: 30", id="p3"),
+            Placeholder("min-height: 40w", id="p4"),
+        )
+
+
+app = MinHeightApp(css_path="min_height.css")
diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/min_width.css b/docs/examples/styles/min_width.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43dd8400a
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+++ b/docs/examples/styles/min_width.css
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+Vertical {
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+Placeholder {
+    height: 1fr;
+    width: 50%;
+}
+
+#p1 {
+    min-width: 25%;  /* (1)! */
+}
+
+#p2 {
+    min-width: 75%;
+}
+
+#p3 {
+    min-width: 100;
+}
+
+#p4 {
+    min-width: 400h;
+}
diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/min_width.py b/docs/examples/styles/min_width.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25195c61d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/styles/min_width.py
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+from textual.app import App
+from textual.containers import Vertical
+from textual.widgets import Placeholder
+
+
+class MinWidthApp(App):
+    def compose(self):
+        yield Vertical(
+            Placeholder("min-width: 25%", id="p1"),
+            Placeholder("min-width: 75%", id="p2"),
+            Placeholder("min-width: 100", id="p3"),
+            Placeholder("min-width: 400h", id="p4"),
+        )
+
+
+app = MinWidthApp(css_path="min_width.css")