inset-block
Quick Summary for inset-block
The inset-block CSS property defines the logical block start and end offsets of an element, which maps to physical offsets depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the top and bottom, or right and left properties depending on the values defined for writing-mode, direction, and text-orientation.
Code Usage for inset-block

<pre class="brush: css notranslate"><code><span class="token comment">/ &lt;length&gt; values /</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 3px 10px<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 2.4em 3em<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 10px<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token comment">/ value applied to start and end /</span> <span class="token comment">/ &lt;percentage&gt;s of the width or height of the containing block /</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 10% 5%<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token comment">/ Keyword value /</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> auto<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token comment">/ Global values /</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> inherit<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> initial<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> revert<span class="token punctuation">;</span> <span class="token property">inset-block</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> unset<span class="token punctuation">;</span> </code></pre>

More Details for inset-block

inset-block

The inset-block CSS property defines the logical block start and end offsets of an element, which maps to physical offsets depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the top and bottom, or right and left properties depending on the values defined for writing-mode, direction, and text-orientation.

/* <length> values */ inset-block: 3px 10px; inset-block: 2.4em 3em; inset-block: 10px; /* value applied to start and end */  /* <percentage>s of the width or height of the containing block */ inset-block: 10% 5%;  /* Keyword value */ inset-block: auto;  /* Global values */ inset-block: inherit; inset-block: initial; inset-block: revert; inset-block: unset;

Constituent properties

This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

inset-block-end inset-block-start

Syntax

Values

The inset-block property takes the same values as the left property.

Formal definition

Initial valueauto
Applies topositioned elements
Inheritedno
Percentageslogical-height of containing block
Computed valuesame as box offsets: top, right, bottom, left properties except that directions are logical
Animation typea length, percentage or calc();

Formal syntax

<'top'>{1,2}

Examples

Setting block start and end offsets

HTML 
<div>   <p class="exampleText">Example text</p> </div>
CSS 
div {   background-color: yellow;   width: 120px;   height: 120px; }  .exampleText {   writing-mode: vertical-lr;   position: relative;   inset-block: 20px 50px;   background-color: #c8c800; }
Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # propdef-inset-block

See also

The mapped physical properties: top, right, bottom, and left The mapped physical shortcut: inset The mapped inline shortcut: inset-inline writing-mode, direction, text-orientation

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