CSS display Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Example
Let a paragraph generate an inline box:
p.inline
{
display:inline;
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Definition and Usage
The display property specifies the type of box an element should generate.
| Default value: |
inline |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.display="inline" |
Browser Support
The display property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property values "inherit",
"inline-table", "run-in", "table", "table-caption", "table-cell",
"table-column", "table-column-group", "table-row", or "table-row-group".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| none |
The element will generate no box at all |
| block |
The element will generate a block box (a line break before and after the element) |
| inline |
The element will generate an inline box (no
line break before or after the element). This is default |
| inline-block |
The element will generate a block box, laid out as an
inline box |
| inline-table |
The element will generate an inline box (like
<table>, with no
line break before or after) |
| list-item |
The element will generate a block box, and an inline box
for the list marker |
| run-in |
The element will generate a block or inline
box, depending on context |
| table |
The element will behave like a table (like
<table>,
with a line break before and after) |
| table-caption |
The element will behave like a table caption (like
<caption>) |
| table-cell |
The element will behave like a table cell |
| table-column |
The element will behave like a table column |
|
table-column-group |
The element will behave like a table column group (like <colgroup>) |
| table-footer-group |
The element will behave like a table footer row group |
| table-header-group |
The element will behave like a table header row group |
| table-row |
The element will behave like a table row |
|
table-row-group |
The element will behave like a table row group |
|
inherit |
Specifies that the value of the display property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Classification
HTML DOM reference: display property
Complete CSS Reference
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