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CSS CSS Basics (2014) The Box Model Display Values

Shaked Gvirtsman
Shaked Gvirtsman
2,270 Points
Posted by Shaked Gvirtsman
Shaked Gvirtsman
2,270 Points

Why do we use "display: inline-block;"

I'm a bit confused, why do we use

display: inline-block;

2 Answers

Aakash Srivastava
Aakash Srivastava
5,415 Points
Aakash Srivastava
Aakash Srivastava
5,415 Points

Hey Shaked Gvirtsman ,
We can not set top and bottom margins on inline elements because inline elements flow with content on the page. You can set left and right margins/padding on an inline element but not top or bottom because it would disrupt the flow of content.
That's why Guil converted them into an inline-block so that he can apply those properties to them .
Setting an element to inline-block gives your more freedom to style them .