The inset-inline CSS property defines the logical start and end offsets of an element in the inline direction, which maps to physical offsets depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the top and bottom, or right and left properties depending on the values defined for writing-mode, direction, and text-orientation.

/* <length> values */ inset-inline: 3px 10px; inset-inline: 2.4em 3em; inset-inline: 10px; /* value applied to start and end */  /* <percentage>s of the width or height of the containing block */ inset-inline: 10% 5%;  /* Keyword value */ inset-inline: auto;  /* Global values */ inset-inline: inherit; inset-inline: initial; inset-inline: revert; inset-inline: unset; 

inset-inline

The inset-inline CSS property defines the logical start and end offsets of an element in the inline direction, which maps to physical offsets depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the top and bottom, or right and left properties depending on the values defined for writing-mode, direction, and text-orientation.

/* <length> values */ inset-inline: 3px 10px; inset-inline: 2.4em 3em; inset-inline: 10px; /* value applied to start and end */  /* <percentage>s of the width or height of the containing block */ inset-inline: 10% 5%;  /* Keyword value */ inset-inline: auto;  /* Global values */ inset-inline: inherit; inset-inline: initial; inset-inline: revert; inset-inline: unset; 

Constituent properties

This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

inset-inline-end inset-inline-start

Syntax

Values

The inset-inline property takes the same values as the left property.

Formal definition

Initial value	auto
Applies to	positioned elements
Inherited	no
Percentages	logical-width 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

<'top'>{1,2}

Examples

Setting inline start and end offsets

HTML

<div>   <p class="exampleText">Example text</p> </div> 

CSS

div {   background-color: yellow;   width: 120px;   height: 120px; }  .exampleText {   writing-mode: vertical-lr;   position: relative;   inset-inline: 20px 50px;   background-color: #c8c800; } 

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # propdef-inset-inline

See also

The mapped physical properties: top, right, bottom, and left The mapped physical shortcut: inset The mapped block shortcut: inset-block writing-mode, direction, text-orientation

Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors

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