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title: What's the difference between `inline` and `inline-block`?
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Let's also compare with `display: block` for completeness sake.
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| Property | `block` | `inline-block` | `inline` |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Size | Fills up the width of its parent container. | Depends on content. | Depends on content. |
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| Positioning | Start on a new line and tolerates no HTML elements next to it (except when you add `float`) | Flows along with other content and allows other elements beside it. | Flows along with other content and allows other elements beside it. |
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| Can specify `width` and `height` | Yes | Yes | No. Will ignore if being set. |
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| Can be aligned with `vertical-align` | No | Yes | Yes |
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| Margins and paddings | All sides respected. | All sides respected. | Only horizontal sides respected. Vertical sides, if specified, do not affect layout. Vertical space it takes up depends on `line-height`, even though the `border` and `padding` appear visually around the content. |
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| Float | - | - | Becomes like a `block` element where you can set vertical margins and paddings. |
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