Value	Description
length	Raises or lower an element by the specified length. Negative values are allowed
%	Raises or lower an element in a percent of the "line-height" property. Negative values are allowed
baseline	Align the baseline of the element with the baseline of the parent element. This is default
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
inherit	Specifies that the value of the verticalAlign property should be inherited from the parent element

Browser Support

The verticalAlign 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".

Example

Change the vertical alignment of text in a table:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
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="displayResult()" value="Align text">

</body>
</html>

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