CSS INLINE-BLOCK
- Compared to display:inline, the major difference is that display: inline-blockallows to set a width and height on the element.
- Display:inline blockthe top and bottom margins/paddings are respected, but with display:inlineblock, 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.
SYNTAX
span.a {
display: inline; /* the default for span */
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid blue;
background-color: yellow;
}
display: inline; /* the default for span */
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid blue;
background-color: yellow;
}
EXAMPLE
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.nav {
background-color: yellow;
list-style-type: none;
text-align: center;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.nav li {
display: inline-block;
font-size: 20px;
padding: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Horizontal Navigation Links</h1>
<p>By default, list items are displayed vertically. In this example we use display: inline-block to display them horizontally (side by side).</p>
<p>Note: If you resize the browser window, the links will automatically break when it becomes too crowded.</p>