<display-internal>
Some layout models such as table
and ruby
have a complex internal structure, with several different roles that their children and descendants can fill. This page defines those "internal" display values, which only have meaning within that particular layout mode.
Syntax
Valid <display-internal>
values:
table-row-group
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("tbody")}} HTML elements.
table-header-group
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("thead")}} HTML elements.
table-footer-group
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("tfoot")}} HTML elements.
table-row
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("tr")}} HTML elements.
table-cell
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("td")}} HTML elements.
table-column-group
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("colgroup")}} HTML elements.
table-column
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("col")}} HTML elements.
table-caption
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("caption")}} HTML elements.
ruby-base
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("rb")}} HTML elements.
ruby-text
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("rt")}} HTML elements.
ruby-base-container
- : These elements are generated as anonymous boxes.
ruby-text-container
- : These elements behave like {{HTMLElement("rtc")}} HTML elements.
Formal syntax
Examples
CSS tables example
The following example demonstrates laying out a simple form using CSS table layout.
HTML
<main>
<div>
<label for="name">Name</label>
<input type="text" id="name" name="name" />
</div>
<div>
<label for="age">Age</label>
<input type="text" id="age" name="age" />
</div>
</main>
CSS
main {
display: table;
}
div {
display: table-row;
}
label,
input {
display: table-cell;
margin: 5px;
}
Result
{{EmbedLiveSample('CSS_tables_example', '100%', 100)}}
Specifications
Browser compatibility
See also
-
{{CSSxRef("display")}}
- {{CSSxRef("<display-outside>")}}
- {{CSSxRef("<display-inside>")}}
- {{CSSxRef("<display-listitem>")}}
- {{CSSxRef("<display-box>")}}
- {{CSSxRef("<display-legacy>")}}