`<display-internal>` CSS type

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 <tbody> HTML elements.
table-header-group: These elements behave like <thead> HTML elements.
table-footer-group: These elements behave like <tfoot> HTML elements.
table-row: These elements behave like <tr> HTML elements.
table-cell: These elements behave like <td> HTML elements.
table-column-group: These elements behave like <colgroup> HTML elements.
table-column: These elements behave like <col> HTML elements.
table-caption: These elements behave like <caption> HTML elements.
ruby-base: These elements behave like <rb> HTML elements.
ruby-text: These elements behave like <rt> HTML elements.
ruby-base-container: These elements are generated as anonymous boxes.
ruby-text-container: These elements behave like <rtc> HTML elements.

Formal syntax

<display-internal> = 
  table-row-group      |
  table-header-group   |
  table-footer-group   |
  table-row            |
  table-cell           |
  table-column-group   |
  table-column         |
  table-caption        |
  ruby-base            |
  ruby-text            |
  ruby-base-container  |
  ruby-text-container

Examples

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CSS tables example

The following example demonstrates laying out a form using CSS table layout.

HTML

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

css

main {
  display: table;
}

div {
  display: table-row;
}

label,
input {
  display: table-cell;
  margin: 5px;
}

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility