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ch unitBaseline · Widely available

The ch CSS length unit is a font-relative length based on the width of the zero (0) character.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.

Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–26Not supported
27+Supportedsince May 21, 2013
Current: 155
Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154
Firefox
1+Supportedsince Nov 9, 2004
Current: 157
Safari
1–6Not supported
7+Supportedsince Oct 22, 2013
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–26Not supported
27+Supportedsince May 22, 2013
Current: 155
Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157
Safari iOS
1–6Not supported
7+Supportedsince Sep 18, 2013
Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN — see the links below.

Feature detection

There’s no simple runtime check for this feature; rely on the support table and test in your target browsers.