Even though you can define any group of properties together in a CSS rule, some of them will be ignored due to the display
of the element. This leads to extra cruft in your CSS and misunderstandings around how a rule should work.
For display: inline
, the width
, height
, margin-top
, margin-bottom
, and float
properties have no effect because inline elements don't have a formal box with which to apply the styles. The margin-left
and margin-right
properties still work reliably for indentation purposes but the other margin settings do not. The float
property is sometimes used as a fix for the IE6 double-margin bug.
Other general rules based on display
are:
display: inline-block
should not use float
.display: block
should not use vertical-align
.display: table-*
should not use margin
(and all variants) or float
.Removing the ignored or problematic properties decreases file size thereby improving performance.
Rule ID: display-property-grouping
This rule is aimed at flagging properties that don't work based with the display
property being used. The ultimate goal is to produce a smaller, clearer CSS file without unnecessary code. As such, the rule warns when it finds:
display: inline
used with width
, height
, margin
, margin-top
, margin-bottom
, and float
.display: inline-block
used with float
.display: block
used with vertical-align
.display: table-*
used with margin
(and all variants) or float
.The following patterns are considered warnings:
/* inline with height */ .mybox { display: inline; height: 25px; } /* inline-block with float */ .mybox { display: inline-block; float: left; } /* table-cell and margin */ .mybox { display: table-cell; margin: 10px; }
The following patterns are considered okay and do not cause warnings:
/* inline with margin-left */ .mybox { display: inline; margin-left: 10px; } /* table and margin */ .mybox { display: table; margin-bottom: 10px; }
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