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Style display Property

Style Object Reference Style Object

Definition and Usage

The display property sets or returns the element's display type.

Elements in HTML are mostly "inline" or "block" elements: An inline element has floating content on its left and right side. A block element fills the entire line, and nothing can be displayed on its left or right side.

The display property also allows the author to show or hide an element. It is similar to the visibility property. However, if you set display:none, it hides the entire element, while visibility:hidden means that the contents of the element will be invisible, but the element stays in its original position and size.

Syntax

Set the display property:

Object.style.display="value"

Return the display property:

Object.style.display

Value Description
block Element is rendered as a block-level element
compact Element is rendered as a block-level or inline element. Depends on context
inherit The value of the display property is inherited from parent element
inline Element is rendered as an inline element. This is default
inline-block Element is rendered as a block box inside an inline box
inline-table Element is rendered as an inline table (like <table>), with no line break before or after the table
list-item Element is rendered as a list
marker This value sets content before or after a box to be a marker (used with :before and :after pseudo-elements. Otherwise this value is identical to "inline")
none Element will not be displayed
run-in Element is rendered as block-level or inline element. Depends on context
table Element is rendered as a block table (like <table>), with a line break before and after the table
table-caption Element is rendered as a table caption (like <caption>)
table-cell Element is rendered as a table cell (like <td> and <th>)
table-column Element is rendered as a column of cells (like <col>)
table-column-group Element is rendered as a group of one or more columns (like <colgroup>)
table-footer-group Element is rendered as a table footer row (like <tfoot>)
table-header-group Element is rendered as a table header row (like <thead>)
table-row Element is rendered as a table row (like <tr>)
table-row-group Element is rendered as a group of one or more rows (like <tbody>)

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The display property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "inherit" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 supports "inherit".

Tips and Notes

Tip: If an element is a block element, its display type can also be changed with the float property.

Example

Example

Set an element to not be displayed when clicking on a button:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("p1").style.display="none";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p id="p1">This is some text.</p>
<input type="button" onclick="displayResult()" value="Do not display paragraph" />

</body>
</html>

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