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
CSS data types
Guides
CSS Flow Layout (display: block, display: inline)
- Block and Inline Layout in Normal Flow
- Flow Layout and Overflow
- Flow Layout and Writing Modes
- Formatting Contexts Explained
- In Flow and Out of Flow
display: flex
- Basic concepts of flexbox
- Aligning Items in a Flex Container
- Controlling Ratios of Flex Items Along the Main Axis
- Cross-browser Flexbox mixins
- Mastering Wrapping of Flex Items
- Ordering Flex Items
- Relationship of flexbox to other layout methods
- Backwards Compatibility of Flexbox
- Typical use cases of Flexbox
display: grid
- Basic Concepts of Grid Layout
- Relationship to other layout methods
- Line-based placement
- Grid template areas
- Layout using named grid lines
- Auto-placement in grid layout
- Box alignment in grid layout
- Grids, logical values and writing modes
- CSS Grid Layout and Accessibility
- CSS Grid Layout and Progressive Enhancement
- Realizing common layouts using grids
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Display Module Level 3 The definition of 'display' in that specification. |
Working Draft | 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 | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | 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 Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile Full support 12 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
| Multi-keyword values | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
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 Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile Full support 12 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
inline-block | 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 Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile Full support 12 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
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 Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile Full support 12 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
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 Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile Full support 12 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
flex | Chrome
Full support
29
| Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
20
| IE
Full support
11
| Opera
Full support
16
| Safari
Full support
9
| WebView Android
Full support
4.4
| Chrome Android
Full support
29
| Edge Mobile Full support 12 | Firefox Android
Full support
20
| Opera Android
Full support
16
| Safari iOS
Full support
9
| Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
inline-flex | Chrome
Full support
29
| Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
20
| IE
Full support
11
| Opera
Full support
16
| Safari
Full support
9
| WebView Android
Full support
4.4
| Chrome Android
Full support
29
| Edge Mobile Full support 12 | Firefox Android
Full support
20
| Opera Android
Full support
16
| Safari iOS
Full support
9
| Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
grid | Chrome Full support 57 | Edge
Full support
16
| Firefox Full support 52 | IE
Partial support
10
| Opera Full support 44 | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support 57 | Chrome Android Full support 57 | Edge Mobile
Full support
16
| Firefox Android Full support 52 | Opera Android Full support 44 | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0 |
inline-grid | Chrome Full support 57 | Edge
Full support
16
| Firefox Full support 52 | IE
Partial support
10
| Opera Full support 44 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 57 | Chrome Android Full support 57 | Edge Mobile
Full support
16
| Firefox Android Full support 52 | Opera Android Full support 44 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0 |
subgrid | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
ruby, ruby-base, ruby-base-container, ruby-text, and ruby-text-container | Chrome ? | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
38
| IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Edge Mobile Full support 12 | Firefox Android
Full support
38
| Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
run-in | Chrome
No support
1 — 32
| Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE Full support 8 | Opera No support 7 — 15 | Safari
No support
1 — 8
| WebView Android
No support
? — 4.4.3
| Chrome Android
No support
? — 32
| Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS
No support
? — 8
| Samsung Internet Android ? |
flow-root | Chrome Full support 58 | Edge ? | Firefox Full support 53 | IE ? | Opera Full support 45 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 58 | Chrome Android Full support 58 | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android Full support 53 | Opera Android Full support 45 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0 |
contents | Chrome
Full support
65
| Edge No support No | Firefox
Full support
37
| IE No support No | Opera Full support 52 | Safari Full support 11.1 | WebView Android Full support 65 | Chrome Android Full support 65 | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android Full support 57 | Opera Android Full support 52 | Safari iOS Full support 11.1 | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
contents: Specific behavior of unusual elements when display: contents is applied to them | Chrome ? | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 59 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android Full support 59 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android ? |
-moz-box and -moz-inline-box | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox
Full support
Yes
| IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android
Full support
Yes
| Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
-moz-grid, -moz-inline-grid, -moz-grid-group and -moz-grid-line | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support ? — 62 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android No support ? — 62 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
-moz-stack and -moz-inline-stack | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support ? — 62 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android No support ? — 62 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
-moz-deck | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support ? — 62 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android No support ? — 62 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
-moz-popup | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support ? — 62 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android No support ? — 62 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Partial support
- Partial support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- 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.