CSS Layout - display: inline-block
The display: inline-block Value
Compared to display: inline, the major
difference is that display: inline-block allows
to set a width and height on the element.
Also, with
display: inline-block, the top and bottom margins/paddings are respected,
but with display: inline they are not.
Compared to display: block, the major
difference is that display: inline-block does
not add a line-break after the element, so the element can sit next to other
elements.
The following example shows the different behavior of display: inline, display: inline-block
and display: block:
Example
span.a {
display: inline; /* the default for span */
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid blue;
background-color: yellow;
}
span.b {
display:
inline-block;
width: 100px;
height:
100px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px
solid blue;
background-color: yellow;
}
span.c {
display: block;
width:
100px;
height: 100px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid blue;
background-color: yellow;
}
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Using inline-block to Create Navigation Links
One common use for display: inline-block
is to display list items horizontally instead of vertically. The following
example creates horizontal navigation links:
Example
.nav {
background-color: yellow;
list-style-type: none;
text-align:
center;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
.nav li {
display: inline-block;
font-size: 20px;
padding:
20px;
}
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CSS Property
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| display | Specifies the display behavior (the type of rendering box) of an element |
