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Nicholas Gabriel
16,294 PointsOn set display property of <a> to block, inside a li element, which is inline-block. Why didnt <a> start with new line.
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#">ice cream</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a style="display:block" href="#">donuts</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#">tea</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#">coffee</a></li>
Here why donuts didnt start with new line as its block element now ???
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsThat's what the "inline" part of "inline-block" means. It allows the element to share a line with it's neighbors.
A plain "block" element (which is the default for list items) would take up a whole line.
furkan
11,733 PointsThe <a> is a child ofits parent <li> so it will only take up the full width of its parent container.
However, if you set <li> to inline the <a> will technically too line up side by side, this is because it is contained in its parent <li>.
I hope that made sense.
Nicholas Gabriel
16,294 PointsYes. Thanks for answering.
Nicholas Gabriel
16,294 PointsOne more finding. If i will add some text before the "donuts" anchor tag, let say, "test". The donuts part start with a new line after "test". Here "test" is the first content in parent element. But in the earlier case "donuts" was the first content.
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#">ice cream</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block">test<a style="display:block" href="#">donuts</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#">tea</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#">coffee</a></li>
furkan
11,733 PointsIt may be because you forgot to put a closing </li> after your test. Try this:
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#" style="display: block">ice cream</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a style="display:block" href="#">test</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a style="display:block" href="#">donuts</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#" style="display: block">tea</a></li>
<li style="display:inline-block"><a href="#" style="display: block">coffee</a></li>
Nicholas Gabriel
16,294 PointsNicholas Gabriel
16,294 PointsYes, that I got. But what about the display style of anchor element corresponding to "donuts". Its set as "block"
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsSteven Parker
231,248 PointsInside a containing element, it will take up a line relative to other content in the same container. It won't affect the alignment of the container itself.