The Display Property

CSS allows you to control how a given element is displayed. In Particular, whether it is rendered as a block or inline element.

Property: Keyword: Description:
display: inline Inline display (horizontally layed out)
display: block Block display (vertically layed out)
display: list-item Display as a list item (<li>)
display: none No box; element has no effect on layout
display: inherit Inherit value from parent

(There many other values for the display property, including support for table cells.)