CSS vertical-align Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Definition and Usage
The vertical-align property sets the vertical alignment of an element.
| Default value: |
baseline |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.verticalAlign="bottom" |
Browser Support
The vertical-align property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| 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 vertical-align property
should be inherited from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Text
HTML DOM reference: verticalAlign property
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