Exploring the CSS display property: A deep dive

Written by Ibadehin Mojeed✏️

HTML elements typically follow the standard flow layout — also called “normal flow” — and naturally arrange themselves on the page. In this flow layout, some elements expand to fill their entire parent container and stack vertically, one above the other. Others only occupy the space needed for their content.

These different behaviors arise from the default display property assigned to these elements. In this lesson, we'll dive into the CSS display property. We’ll examine …

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