Compared to display: inline
, the major difference is that display: inline-block
allows you to set a width and height on the element.
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.
The following example shows the different behavior of display: inline
, display: inline-block
and display: block
:
One common use for display: inline-block
is to display list items horizontally instead of vertically.
The following example creates horizontal navigation links: