Your One-Stop Guide to Master the Display Property in CSS

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used to define the way in which HTML elements are required to be displayed. It is a method to add style (e.g., fonts, colors, spacing) to web documents. In this tutorial, you will learn about CSS Display Property. 

What is CSS Display Property?

The CSS display property controls the layout of the element on the page. The default value of the display property is block or inline.

The following table will explain the usage and the version history of this property.

Default value:

inline

Applies to:

All elements

Inherited:

No

Version:

CSS 1,2,3

Syntax: 

display: inline | block | contents | flex | flow | flow-root | grid | inline-block | inline-flex | inline-grid | inline-table | list-item | run-in | table | table-caption | table-column-group | table-header-group | table-footer-group | table-row-group | table-cell | table-column | table-row | none | initial | inherit

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CSS Display Inline

The inline value of the display property generates an inline-level box-like <span> or <a> element. The inline element assumes only the width required.

css-inline-display

inline-output

CSS Display Inline-Block

The inline-block displays the element as block-level elements. Elements react to the width and height properties.

inline-block

inline-block-output

Here, you can see that this demo has specified the width for the element.

CSS Display Block

The block value of the display property makes an element behave like a block-level element, like a <div> or <p> element. 

css-display-block

css-block.

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CSS Display None

The CSS Display value none when used turns the display of the element off. It will not occupy any space.

css-none

css-none-output

Other CSS Display Value

Value

Description

inline

It is used to generate an inline element box

block

It displays the element as a block-level element

flex

It displays the element as a flex container

inline-block

It displays the element as an inline-level block container

none

It is used to remove the element

inherit

The element will inherit the display from its parent element

table

The elements will behave like an HTML table element

run-in

It displays the element as inline or block level, based on the context

Browser Support

Chrome

Mozilla

Safari

Opera

4.0

3.0

3.1

7.0

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Conclusion

So in this CSS display tutorial, you have learned about several values of display property that can be used on the web page.

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