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CSS CSS Foundations The Box Model Width, Height and Overflow Properties

Posted by Muhammad Ali Khan
Muhammad Ali Khan
8,227 Points

need help

i don't remember the syntax of display property How to display an element as a inline element?

1 Answer

Aaron Graham
Aaron Graham
18,033 Points
Aaron Graham
Aaron Graham
18,033 Points

If you just want a basic inline element use:

display: inline;

If you need a block element use:

display: inline-block;

Basically, if you need to set the height and/or width of the element, use inline-block. Otherwise, you should be OK with using inline.