CSS Property: vertical-align
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The CSS (CSS1) vertical-align property indicates the
vertical alignment of an element.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
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Value
|
Description
|
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length
|
Raises (positive) or
lowers (negative) element by a CSS length
|
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%
|
Raises of lowers
element by percentage of line-height
property
|
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baseline
|
(default value).
Baseline of element aligned with baseline of parent
|
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bottom
|
Bottom of element
aligned with bottom of lowest element on line
|
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middle
|
Element is placed
vertically in middle of parent
|
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sub
|
Aligns element as if it
was a subscript
|
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super
|
Aligns element as if it
was a superscript
|
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text-bottom
|
Bottom of element
aligned with bottom of parent text
|
|
text-top
|
Top of element aligned
with top of parent text
|
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top
|
Top of element aligned
with top of highest element on line
|
|
Default Value:
|
baseline
|
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.verticalAlign="sub"
|
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Inherited:
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No
|
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Animatable:
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Yes
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
div {border: 2px solid red; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: yellow}
.x1 {vertical-align: super;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
1. Element with default property<br>
<div>a<span>1</span></div><br>
2. Property set using HTML<br>
<div>a<span class="x1">2</span></div><br>
3. Property set using JavaScript<br>
<div>a<span id="x2">3</span></div>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.verticalAlign = "super";
</script>
</body>
</html>
|
FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyVerticalAlign() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.verticalAlign = "super"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).verticalAlign == "super");
} |
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