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HTML DOM display Property

Complete Style Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The display property sets how an element will be displayed.

Syntax

Object.style.display=value

Possible Values

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

Example

The following example sets an element to not be displayed:

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

<h1>Hello</h1>

<p id="p1">This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.</p>

<input type="button" onclick="removeElement()"
value="Do not display paragraph" />

</body>
</html>

Try-It-Yourself Demos

display - Set an element to not be displayed

Complete Style Object Reference

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