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HTML DOM verticalAlign Property
 Complete Style Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The verticalAlign property sets the vertical alignment of content in an element box.
Syntax
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Object.style.verticalAlign=value
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Possible Values
| Value |
Description |
| baseline |
The element is placed on the baseline of the parent
element |
| sub |
Aligns the element as it was subscript |
| super |
Aligns the element as it was superscript |
| top |
The top of the element is aligned with the top of the
tallest element on the line |
| text-top |
The top of the element is aligned with the top of the
parent element's font |
| middle |
The element is placed in the middle of the parent
element |
| bottom |
The bottom of the element is aligned with the lowest
element on the line |
| text-bottom |
The bottom of the element is aligned with the bottom of
the parent element's font |
| length |
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| % |
Aligns the element in a % value of the "line-height"
property. Negative values are allowed |
Example
The following example changes the vertical alignment of text in a table:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function alignText()
{
document.getElementById("td1").style.verticalAlign="bottom";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1" height="100px">
<tr>
<td id="td1">
Some example text
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<input type="button" onclick="alignText()"
value="Align text" />
</body>
</html>
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