CSS inset-inline Property
Example
Set the distance to the parent element from a positioned <div> element in the inline direction:
div {
inset-inline: 10px 50px;
}
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Definition and Usage
The inset-inline property sets the distance between an element and the parent element in the inline direction.
Note: For this property to take effect it has to have the position property specified.
The inset-inline property is a shorthand property for the following properties:
Values for the inset-inline property can be set in different ways:
If the inset-inline property has two values:
- inset-inline: 10px 50px;
- distance at start is 10px
- distance at end is 50px
If the inset-inline property has one value:
- inset-inline: 10px;
- distance at start and end is 10px
The CSS
inset-inline and
inset-block properties are very similar to CSS properties
top,
bottom,
left and
right, but the
inset-block and
inset-inline properties are dependent on block and inline directions.
Note: The related CSS properties writing-mode and direction define inline direction. This affects where the start and end of a line is and the result of the inset-inline property. For pages in English, inline direction is left to right and block direction is downward.
| Default value: | auto |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.insetInline="100px 50px" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inset-inline | 87.0 | 87.0 | 63.0 | 14.1 | 73.0 |
CSS Syntax
inset-inline: auto|value|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| auto | Default. The element's default inset-inline distance. | Demo ❯ |
| length | Specifies distance in px, pt, cm, etc. Negative values are allowed. Read about length units | Demo ❯ |
| % | Specifies distance in percent relative to size of parent element on the corresponding axis. | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
With the writing-mode property value of a <div> element set to vertical-rl, the inline direction is downwards. The result is that the start of the element is moved from left side to top, and the end of the element is moved from right side to bottom:
div {
inset-inline: 15px 30px;
writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
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Example
With the direction property value of a <div> element set to rtl, the inline direction is right to left. The result is that the start of the element is moved from left side to right side, and the end of the element is moved from right side to left side:
div {
inset-inline: 15px 30px;
direction: rtl;
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Position
CSS position property: CSS Position property
CSS direction property: CSS Direction property
CSS writing-mode property: CSS Writing-mode property