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Layout
display
Utilities for controlling the display box type of an element.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
inline | display: inline; |
block | display: block; |
inline-block | display: inline-block; |
flow-root | display: flow-root; |
flex | display: flex; |
inline-flex | display: inline-flex; |
grid | display: grid; |
inline-grid | display: inline-grid; |
contents | display: contents; |
table | display: table; |
inline-table | display: inline-table; |
table-caption | display: table-caption; |
table-cell | display: table-cell; |
table-column | display: table-column; |
table-column-group | display: table-column-group; |
table-footer-group | display: table-footer-group; |
table-header-group | display: table-header-group; |
table-row-group | display: table-row-group; |
table-row | display: table-row; |
list-item | display: list-item; |
hidden | display: none; |
sr-only | position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
padding: 0;
margin: -1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
white-space: nowrap;
border-width: 0; |
not-sr-only | position: static;
width: auto;
height: auto;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
overflow: visible;
clip: auto;
white-space: normal; |
Examples
Block and Inline
Use the inline, inline-block, and block utilities to control the flow of text and elements:
While using the property display: inline-block will wrap the element to prevent the text inside from extending beyond its parent.
Lastly, using the property display: block will put the element on its own line and fill its parent.
<p> When controlling the flow of text, using the CSS property <span class="inline">display: inline</span> will cause the text inside the element to wrap normally.</p><p> While using the property <span class="inline-block">display: inline-block</span> will wrap the element to prevent the text inside from extending beyond its parent.</p><p> Lastly, using the property <span class="block">display: block</span> will put the element on its own line and fill its parent.</p>Flow Root
Use the flow-root utility to create a block-level element with its own block formatting context:
<div class="p-4"> <div class="flow-root ..."> <div class="my-4 ...">Well, let me tell you something, ...</div> </div> <div class="flow-root ..."> <div class="my-4 ...">Sure, go ahead, laugh if you want...</div> </div></div>Flex
Use the flex utility to create a block-level flex container:
<div class="flex items-center"> <img src="path/to/image.jpg" /> <div> <strong>Andrew Alfred</strong> <span>Technical advisor</span> </div></div>Inline Flex
Use the inline-flex utility to create an inline flex container that flows with text:
Today I spent most of the day researching ways to take advantage of the fact that bottles can be returned for 10 cents in Michigan, but only 5 cents here.
<p> Today I spent most of the day researching ways to ... <span class="inline-flex items-baseline"> <img src="/img/kramer.jpg" class="mx-1 size-5 self-center rounded-full" /> <span>Kramer</span> </span> keeps telling me there is no way to make it work, that ...</p>Grid
Use the grid utility to create a grid container:
<div class="grid grid-cols-3 grid-rows-3 gap-4"> <!-- ... --></div>Inline Grid
Use the inline-grid utility to create an inline grid container:
<span class="inline-grid grid-cols-3 gap-4"> <span>01</span> <span>02</span> <span>03</span> <span>04</span> <span>05</span> <span>06</span></span><span class="inline-grid grid-cols-3 gap-4"> <span>01</span> <span>02</span> <span>03</span> <span>04</span> <span>05</span> <span>06</span></span>Contents
Use the contents utility to create a "phantom" container whose children act like direct children of the parent:
<div class="flex ..."> <div class="flex-1 ...">01</div> <div class="contents"> <div class="flex-1 ...">02</div> <div class="flex-1 ...">03</div> </div> <div class="flex-1 ...">04</div></div>Table
Use the table, table-row, table-cell, table-caption, table-column, table-column-group, table-header-group, table-row-group, and table-footer-group utilities to create elements that behave like their respective table elements:
<div class="table w-full ..."> <div class="table-header-group ..."> <div class="table-row"> <div class="table-cell text-left ...">Song</div> <div class="table-cell text-left ...">Artist</div> <div class="table-cell text-left ...">Year</div> </div> </div> <div class="table-row-group"> <div class="table-row"> <div class="table-cell ...">The Sliding Mr. Bones (Next Stop, Pottersville)</div> <div class="table-cell ...">Malcolm Lockyer</div> <div class="table-cell ...">1961</div> </div> <div class="table-row"> <div class="table-cell ...">Witchy Woman</div> <div class="table-cell ...">The Eagles</div> <div class="table-cell ...">1972</div> </div> <div class="table-row"> <div class="table-cell ...">Shining Star</div> <div class="table-cell ...">Earth, Wind, and Fire</div> <div class="table-cell ...">1975</div> </div> </div></div>Hidden
Use the hidden utility to remove an element from the document:
<div class="flex ..."> <div class="hidden ...">01</div> <div>02</div> <div>03</div></div>To visually hide an element but keep it in the document, use the visibility property instead.
Screen-reader only
Use sr-only to hide an element visually without hiding it from screen readers:
<a href="#"> <svg><!-- ... --></svg> <span class="sr-only">Settings</span></a>Use not-sr-only to undo sr-only, making an element visible to sighted users as well as screen readers:
<a href="#"> <svg><!-- ... --></svg> <span class="sr-only sm:not-sr-only">Settings</span></a>This can be useful when you want to visually hide something on small screens but show it on larger screens for example.
Responsive design
Prefix a display utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="flex md:inline-flex ..."> <!-- ... --></div>Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
