| Block-level elements are those that are formatted visually as blocks. A paragraph or a list, for example, is a block. bottom, left, right, top Usage | Specifies how far a box's bottom, left, right, or top content edge is offset from the respective bottom, left, right, or top of the box's containing block. | CSS2 Values | <length> | <percentage> | auto | inherit | Initial | auto | Applies to | All elements. | Inherited | No. | Notes | Percentage refers to height of containing block. |
direction Usage | Specifies the direction of inline box flow, embedded text direction, column layout, and content overflow. | CSS1 Values | ltr | rtl | CSS2 Values | inherit | Initial | ltr | Applies to | All elements. | Inherited | Yes. | Notes See | unicode-bidi for further properties that relate to embedded text direction. |
display Usage | Specifies how the contents of a block are to be generated. | CSS1 Values | inline | block | list-item | CSS2 Values | run-in | compact | marker | table | inline-table | table-rowgroup | table-column-group | table-header-group | tablefooter-group | table-row | table-cell | table-caption | none | inherit | Initial | inline | Applies to | All elements. | Inherited | No. |
float Usage | Specifies whether a box should float to the left, right, or not at all. Floated elements are affixed to one side of the enclosing block so that other elements on the page can flow around them. | CSS1 Values | none | left | right | CSS2 Values | inherit | Initial | none | Applies to | Elements that are not positioned absolutely. | Inherited | No. |
position Usage | Determines which CSS2 positioning algorithms are used to calculate the coordinates of a box. | CSS2 Values | static | <relative> | <absolute> | fixed | inherit | Initial | static | Applies to | All elements except generated content. | Inherited | No. |
unicode-bidi Usage | Opens a new level of embedding with respect to the bidirectional algorithm when elements with reversed writing direction are embedded more than one level deep. | CSS2 Values | normal | embed | bidi-override | inherit | Initial | normal | Applies to | All elements. | Inherited | No. |
z-index Usage | Specifies the stack level of the box and whether the box establishes a local stacking context. | CSS2 Values | auto | <integer> | inherit | Initial | auto | Applies to | Elements that generate absolutely and relatively positioned boxes. | Inherited | No. |
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