All HTML elements have a default display value set and can be overridden with CSS Display property, likewise visibility of all elements is set to visible as a default but this also can be overridden with CSS Visibility property.
Following are the values for CSS Display property −
| Sr.No | Value & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | inline It displays an element as an inline element (like <span>), height and width properties will have no effect if defined |
| 2 | block It displays an element as a block element (like <div>) and forces a line break |
| 3 | contents It makes the container disappear, making the child elements children of the element the next level up in the DOM |
| 4 | flex It displays an element as a block-level flex container |
| 5 | grid It displays an element as a block-level grid container |
| 6 | inline-block It displays an element as an inline-level block container. The element itself is formatted as an inline element, but height and width values can be applied |
| 7 | inline-flex It displays an element as an inline-level flex container |
| 8 | inline-grid It displays an element as an inline-level grid container |
| 9 | inline-table The element is displayed as an inline-level table |
| 10 | list-item It lets the element behave like a <li> element |
| 11 | run-in It displays an element as either block or inline, depending on context |
| 12 | table It lets the element behave like a <table> element |
| 13 | table-caption It lets the element behave like a <caption> element |
| 14 | table-column-group It lets the element behave like a <colgroup> element |
| 15 | table-header-group It lets the element behave like a <thead> element |
| 16 | table-footer-group It lets the element behave like a <tfoot> element |
| 17 | table-row-group It lets the element behave like a <tbody> element |
| 18 | table-cell It lets the element behave like a <td> element |
| 19 | table-column It lets the element behave like a <col> element |
| 20 | table-row It lets the element behave like a >tr< element |
| 21 | none The element is not rendered on the page |
| 22 | initial It sets this property to its default value. |
| 23 | inherit It defines that display property of element is taken from its parent element. |
Let’s see an example of CSS display inline-block −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>CSS Display Inline-Block</title>
<style>
form {
width:70%;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
* {
padding: 2px;
margin:5px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
input[type="button"] {
border-radius: 10px;
}
.child{
display: inline-block;
height: 40px;
width: 40px;
color: white;
border: 4px solid black;
}
.child:nth-of-type(1){
background-color: #FF8A00;
}
.child:nth-of-type(2){
background-color: #F44336;
}
.child:nth-of-type(3){
background-color: #C303C3;
}
.child:nth-of-type(4){
background-color: #4CAF50;
}
.child:nth-of-type(5){
background-color: #03A9F4;
}
.child:nth-of-type(6){
background-color: #FEDC11;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>CSS-Display-Inline-Block</legend>
<div id="container">
<div class="child"></div><div class="child"></div><div class="child"></div><div class="child"></div><div class="child"></div><div class="child"></div>
</div><br>
</body>
</html>Output
Following are the values of CSS Visibility property −
| Sr.No | Value & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | visible It is default, element and its children are visible |
| 2 | hidden It hides the element and its children are invisible, but element is still rendered and given appropriate space on the page |
| 3 | collapse It is used only for table rows (<tr>), row groups (<tbody>), columns (<col>), column groups (<colgroup>). This value removes a row or column, and space taken up by the row or column will be available for other content If used on other elements, it renders as ‘hidden’ |
| 4 | initial It sets the visibility of the element to its default value |
| 5 | inherit It specifies that the value of the visibility property should be inherited from the parent element |
Let’s see an example of CSS Visibility property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>CSS Visibility collapse</title>
<style>
form ,table{
width:70%;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
table, th, td {
border-collapse: collapse;
border: 1px solid black;
}
thead {
background-color: goldenrod;
}
tbody{
background-color: khaki;
}
tr:nth-of-type(3){
visibility: collapse;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>CSS-Visibility-collapse</legend>
<table>
<thead>
<tr><th>Name</th><th>Course</th></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Joana</td><td>MBA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Smith</td><td>B.Arc</td></tr>
<tr><td>Xersus</td><td>M.Sc</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>Output
CSS Visibility collapse is not applied −
CSS Visibility collapse is applied −
