CSS display Property

Example

Let a paragraph generate an inline box:

p.inline
{
display:inline;
}

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Definition and Usage

The display property specifies the type of box an element should generate.

Default value:	inline
Inherited:	no
Version:	CSS1
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.display="inline"

Browser Support

The display property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Internet Explorer 8 (and higher) supports the property values "inline-table", "run-in", "table", "table-caption", "table-cell", "table-column", "table-column-group", "table-row", "table-row-group", and "inherit" only if a !DOCTYPE is specified.

Property Values

Value	Description
none	The element will generate no box at all
block	The element will generate a block box (a line break before and after the element)
inline	The element will generate an inline box (no line break before or after the element). This is default
inline-block	The element will generate a block box, laid out as an inline box
inline-table	The element will generate an inline box (like <table>, with no line break before or after)
list-item	The element will generate a block box, and an inline box for the list marker
run-in	The element will generate a block or inline box, depending on context
table	The element will behave like a table (like <table>, with a line break before and after)
table-caption	The element will behave like a table caption (like <caption>)
table-cell	The element will behave like a table cell
table-column	The element will behave like a table column
table-column-group	The element will behave like a table column group (like <colgroup>)
table-footer-group	The element will behave like a table footer row group
table-header-group	The element will behave like a table header row group
table-row	The element will behave like a table row
table-row-group	The element will behave like a table row group
inherit	Specifies that the value of the display property should be inherited from the parent element

CSS tutorial: CSS Classification

HTML DOM reference: display property

Try it Yourself - Examples

Using the inherit value
This example demonstrates how to use the inherit property value.