Layout CSS properties and values

Layout

Inherited

Default value

Possible values

Float

Applies to all except cells and rows

float:

none

left, right

Clear

Applies to all except inlines, inline-blocks, cells, & rows.

clear:

none

left, right, both

Positioned

Applies to all except cells and rows

position:

static

relative, absolute, fixed

left:

auto

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock

right:

auto

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock

top:

auto

LENGTH, %HeightOfContainingBlock

bottom:

auto

LENGTH, %HeightOfContainingBlock

z-index:

auto

INTEGER

Horizontal Margin

Applies to all except cells and rows.

margin:

0

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock, auto

margin-left:

0

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock, auto

margin-right:

0

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock, auto

Vertical Margin

Applies to all except inlines, cells, and rows

margin:

0

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock, auto

margin-top:

0

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock, auto

margin-bottom:

0

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock, auto

Width

Applies to all except inlines and rows.

width:

auto

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock

min-width:

0

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock

max-width:

none

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock

Height

Applies to all except inlines and tables

height:

auto

LENGTH, %HeightOfContainingBlock

min-height:

0

LENGTH, %HeightOfContainingBlock

max-height:

none

LENGTH, %HeightOfContainingBlock

Content Layout

Applies to all except inlines, tables, and rows

text-indent:

yes

0

LENGTH, %WidthOfContainingBlock

text-align:

yes

left

center, right, justify

overflow:

visible

hidden, auto, scroll