CSS Display

CSS Display is a module of CSS that defines how the CSS formatting box tree is generated from the document element tree and defines properties controlling it.

Reference

CSS properties

display

CSS data types

Guides

CSS Flow Layout (`display: block`, `display: inline`)

`display: flex`

`display: grid`

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Display Module Level 3 The definition of 'display' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Added `run-in`, `flow`, `flow-root`, `contents` and multi-keyword values.
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'display' in that specification.	Recommendation	Added the table model values and `inline-block`.
CSS Level 1 The definition of 'display' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition. Basic values: `none`, `block`, `inline` and `list-item`.

In addition to the CSS Display Specification Level 3, further specifications define the behavior of various values of display.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`display`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support 7	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`contents`	Chrome Full support 65 Full support 65 No support 58 — 65 Disabled Disabled From version 58 until version 65 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `Enable experimental Web Platform features` preference. To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 37 Full support 37 No support 36 — 53 Disabled Disabled From version 36 until version 53 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.display-contents.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 52 Full support 52 No support 45 — 52 Disabled Disabled From version 45 until version 52 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `Enable experimental Web Platform features` preference.	Safari Full support 11.1	WebView Android Full support 65	Chrome Android Full support 65 Full support 65 No support 58 — 65 Disabled Disabled From version 58 until version 65 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `Enable experimental Web Platform features` preference. To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Firefox Android Full support 57	Opera Android Full support 47 Full support 47 No support 43 — 47 Disabled Disabled From version 43 until version 47 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `Enable experimental Web Platform features` preference.	Safari iOS Full support 11.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`contents`: Specific behavior of unusual elements when `display: contents` is applied to them	Chrome Full support 58	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 59	IE No support No	Opera Full support 45	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 65	Chrome Android Full support 58	Firefox Android Full support 59	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`<display-outside>`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support 7	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
`display-outside.run-in` Experimental	Chrome No support 1 — 32 Notes No support 1 — 32 Notes Notes Before Chrome 4, `run-in` was not supported before inline elements.	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 8	Opera No support 7 — 19	Safari No support 1 — 8 Notes No support 1 — 8 Notes Notes Before Safari 5, `run-in` was not supported before inline elements.	WebView Android No support ≤37 — ≤37	Chrome Android No support 18 — 32	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support 10.1 — 19	Safari iOS No support 1 — 8 Notes No support 1 — 8 Notes Notes Before Safari 5, `run-in` was not supported before inline elements.	Samsung Internet Android No support 1.0 — 2.0
`flex`	Chrome Full support 29 Full support 29 Full support 21 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 20 Notes Full support 20 Notes Notes Firefox 28 added multi-line flexbox support. No support 18 — 28 Disabled Disabled From version 18 until version 28 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.flexbox.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Partial support 11 Notes Partial support 11 Notes Notes IE incorrectly positions inline block content inside flex containers. See the discussion on Microsoft Answers. Partial support 8 Notes Alternate Name Notes IE incorrectly positions inline block content inside flex containers. See the discussion on Microsoft Answers. Alternate Name Uses the non-standard name: `-ms-flexbox`	Opera Full support 16 Full support 16 Full support 15 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- No support 12.1 — 15	Safari Full support 9 Full support 9 Full support 6.1 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	WebView Android Full support 4.4 Full support 4.4 Full support ≤37 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Chrome Android Full support 29 Full support 29 Full support 25 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Firefox Android Full support 20 Notes Full support 20 Notes Notes Firefox 28 added multi-line flexbox support. No support 18 — 28 Disabled Disabled From version 18 until version 28 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.flexbox.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 16 Full support 16 Full support 14 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- No support 12.1 — 14	Safari iOS Full support 9 Full support 9 Full support 7 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`flow-root`	Chrome Full support 58	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 53	IE No support No	Opera Full support 45	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 58	Chrome Android Full support 58	Firefox Android Full support 53	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0
`grid`	Chrome Full support 57	Edge Full support 16 Full support 16 Full support 12 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -ms-	Firefox Full support 52	IE Partial support 10 Prefixed Notes Partial support 10 Prefixed Notes Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -ms- Notes Internet Explorer implements an older version of the specification.	Opera Full support 44	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 57	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android Full support 52	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0
`inline-block`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 8 Full support 8 Partial support 6 Notes Notes Until Internet Explorer 8, `inline-block` is only for natural inline elements.	Opera Full support 7	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`inline-flex`	Chrome Full support 29 Full support 29 Full support 21 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 20 Notes Full support 20 Notes Notes Firefox 28 added multi-line flexbox support. No support 18 — 20 Disabled Disabled From version 18 until version 20 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.flexbox.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support 11 Full support 11 Full support 8 Alternate Name Alternate Name Uses the non-standard name: `-ms-inline-flexbox`	Opera Full support 16 Full support 16 Full support 15 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Safari Full support 9 Full support 9 Full support 6.1 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	WebView Android Full support 4.4 Full support 4.4 Full support ≤37 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Chrome Android Full support 29 Full support 29 Full support 25 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Firefox Android Full support 20 Notes Full support 20 Notes Notes Firefox 28 added multi-line flexbox support. No support 18 — 20 Disabled Disabled From version 18 until version 20 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.flexbox.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 16 Full support 16 Full support 14 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Safari iOS Full support 9 Full support 9 Full support 6.1 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`inline-grid`	Chrome Full support 57	Edge Full support 16 Full support 16 Full support 12 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -ms-	Firefox Full support 52	IE Partial support 10 Prefixed Notes Partial support 10 Prefixed Notes Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -ms- Notes Internet Explorer implements an older version of the specification.	Opera Full support 44	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 57	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android Full support 52	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0
`inline-table`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3	IE Full support 8	Opera Full support 7	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`list-item`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 6	Opera Full support 7	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`list-item`: Supported on `<legend>`	Chrome Full support 71	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 64	IE No support No	Opera Full support 58	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 71	Chrome Android Full support 71	Firefox Android Full support 64	Opera Android Full support 50	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
Multi-keyword values Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 70	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`none`	Chrome Full support 1 Notes Full support 1 Notes Notes Chrome 65 stopped creating layout objects for elements inside an `<iframe>` with `display:none` applied.	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support 7 Notes Full support 7 Notes Notes Opera 52 stopped creating layout objects for elements inside an `<iframe>` with `display:none` applied.	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support ≤37 Notes Full support ≤37 Notes Notes WebView 65 stopped creating layout objects for elements inside an `<iframe>` with `display:none` applied.	Chrome Android Full support 18 Notes Full support 18 Notes Notes Chrome 65 stopped creating layout objects for elements inside an `<iframe>` with `display:none` applied.	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1 Notes Full support 10.1 Notes Notes Opera Android 47 stopped creating layout objects for elements inside an `<iframe>` with `display:none` applied.	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
`ruby`, `ruby-base`, `ruby-base-container`, `ruby-text`, and `ruby-text-container`	Chrome No support No	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 38 Full support 38 No support 34 — 38 Disabled Disabled From version 34 until version 38 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.ruby.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support 7	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 38 Full support 38 No support 34 — 38 Disabled Disabled From version 34 until version 38 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.ruby.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`table`, `table-cell`, `table-column`, `table-column-group`, `table-footer-group`, `table-header-group`, `table-row`, and `table-row-group`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 8	Opera Full support 7	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`-moz-box` and `-moz-inline-box` DeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 1 — 64 Notes No support 1 — 64 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-box-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 64 Notes No support 4 — 64 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-box-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`-moz-deck` DeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 1 — 62 Notes No support 1 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 62 Notes No support 4 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`-moz-grid`, `-moz-grid-group`, and `-moz-grid-line` DeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 1 — 62 Notes No support 1 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 62 Notes No support 4 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`-moz-inline-grid` and `-moz-inline-stack` DeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 1 — 62 Notes No support 1 — 62 Notes Notes Available to Firefox UI code. No support 62 — 70 Disabled Disabled From version 62 until version 70 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 62 Notes No support 4 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`-moz-popup` DeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 1 — 62 Notes No support 1 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 62 Notes No support 4 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`-moz-stack` DeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 1 — 62 Notes No support 1 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 62 Notes No support 4 — 62 Notes Notes This is still available to Firefox UI code. Full support 62 Disabled Disabled From version 62: this feature is behind the `layout.css.xul-display-values.content.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

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Full support: Full support
Partial support: Partial support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.: Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.: Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.: User must explicitly enable this feature.
Uses a non-standard name.: Uses a non-standard name.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.: Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.