Inline block

The display: inline-block Value:

• In CSS, the display property is used to control how an HTML element should be rendered within the layout of a web page. 
• The display: inline-block; value combines the characteristics of both inline and block-level elements, resulting in a unique rendering behavior. 

Advantages:

• Elements with display: inline-block; can be easily aligned horizontally or centered within their parent container.
• They allow for the use of dimensions (width and height) as well as margins and padding.
• You can set line-height to control the vertical alignment of text within inline-block elements.

Example:

span.a {
  display: inline; /* the default for span */
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  padding: 5px;
  border: 1px solid blue;
  background-color: yellow;
}

span.b {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  padding: 5px;
  border: 1px solid blue;
  background-color: yellow;
}

span.c {
  display: block;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  padding: 5px;
  border: 1px solid blue;
  background-color: yellow;
}

Output:

Using inline-block to Create Navigation Links:

• One common use for display: inline-block is to display list items horizontally instead of vertically. The following example creates horizontal navigation links:

Example:

.nav {
  background-color: yellow;
  list-style-type: none;
  text-align: center; 
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.nav li {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 20px;
  padding: 20px;
}

Output: