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inset-block-start - CSS | MDN
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inset-block-start
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Widely available
*
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since April 2021.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
The inset-block-start
CSS property defines the logical block start offset of an element, which maps to a physical inset depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the top
, right
, bottom
, or left
property depending on the values defined for writing-mode
, direction
, and text-orientation
.
This inset property has no effect on non-positioned elements.
Try it
writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
writing-mode: vertical-rl;
writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
direction: rtl;
writing-mode: vertical-lr;
<section id="default-example">
<div class="example-container" id="example-element">
<div id="abspos">
I am absolutely positioned with inset-block-start: 50px
</div>
<p>
As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the
face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus,
forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn
Hill.
</p>
</div>
</section>
#example-element {
border: 0.75em solid;
padding: 0.75em;
position: relative;
width: 100%;
min-height: 200px;
unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}
#abspos {
background-color: yellow;
color: black;
border: 3px solid red;
position: absolute;
inset-block-start: 50px;
inline-size: 140px;
}
Syntax
css
/* <length> values */
inset-block-start: 3px;
inset-block-start: 2.4em;
inset-block-start: anchor(end);
inset-block-start: calc(anchor-size(--my-anchor height, 70px) * 2);
/* <percentage>s of the width or height of the containing block */
inset-block-start: 10%;
/* Keyword value */
inset-block-start: auto;
/* Global values */
inset-block-start: inherit;
inset-block-start: initial;
inset-block-start: revert;
inset-block-start: revert-layer;
inset-block-start: unset;
Values
The inset-block-start
property takes the same values as the left
property.
Formal definition
Initial value | auto |
---|---|
Applies to | positioned elements |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | logical-height of containing block |
Computed value | same as box offsets: top , right , bottom , left properties except that directions are logical |
Animation type | a length, percentage or calc(); |
Formal syntax
inset-block-start =
auto |
<length-percentage>
<length-percentage> =
<length> |
<percentage>
Examples
>Setting block start offset
HTML
html
<div>
<p class="exampleText">Example text</p>
</div>
CSS
css
div {
background-color: yellow;
width: 120px;
height: 120px;
}
.exampleText {
writing-mode: vertical-lr;
position: relative;
inset-block-start: 20px;
background-color: #c8c800;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1> # propdef-inset-block-start> |
CSS Positioned Layout Module Level 3> # propdef-inset-block-start> |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The properties which defines other insets:
inset-block-end
,inset-inline-start
, andinset-inline-end
- The mapped physical properties:
top
,right
,bottom
, andleft
writing-mode
,direction
,text-orientation