Introduction to the concept inset-inline
Hello! Today we want to talk about the inset-inline feature that is used in CSS. If you are a web designer and are looking for ways to simplify and speed up your work, this feature can be very helpful.
Let's assume you want to place an element precisely within a container. Usually, you would use the margin or padding properties to push elements away from the front or back, but the inset-inline feature gives you the ability to position an element exactly in the inline context, meaning horizontally.
The inset-inline property essentially combines the functionality of left and right properties, but in a more specific way suitable for languages or layouts that are right-to-left (RTL) or left-to-right (LTR).
This feature is suitable for layouts where there is a need for elements in different languages. It can significantly help preserve the styling uniformity across all languages by making things simpler and more accurate.
Using the inset-inline Property with an Example
<style>
.box {
background-color: lightblue;
inset-inline: 10px 20px;
}
</style>
<div class="box">Sample text</div>
Code Explanation
<style> ← Start of the CSS selector.box ← Selector for an element based on classbackground-color: lightblue; ← Sets the background color of the element to light blueinset-inline: 10px 20px; ← Sets the inset space on the left and right of the element in the order 10px and 20px</style> ← End of the CSS selector<div class="box"> ← Defines the start of a div element with the class 'box'Sample text ← The text displayed inside the defined element</div> ← End of the div element