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Visual Formatting Model

This section describes Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) features related to the visual formatting model.

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Property	Description
bottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object in relation to the bottom of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.
clear	Specifies whether the object allows floating objects on its left side, right side, or both, so that the next text displays past the floating objects.Specifies whether the object allows floating objects on its left side, right side, or both, so that the next text displays past the floating objects.
display	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether and how the object is rendered.Gets or sets a value that indicates whether and how the object is rendered.Gets or sets a value that indicates whether and how the object is rendered.
float	Sets or retrieves on which side of the object the text will flow.Sets or retrieves on which side of the object the text will flow.
height	Sets or retrieves the height of the object. Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
left	Sets or retrieves the position of the object relative to the left edge of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.
line-height	Sets or retrieves the distance between lines in the object.
max-height	Sets or retrieves the maximum height for an element.Sets or retrieves the maximum height for an element.
max-width	Sets or retrieves the maximum width for an element.Sets or retrieves the maximum width for an element.
min-height	Sets or retrieves the minimum height for an element.Sets or retrieves the minimum height for an element.
min-width	Sets or retrieves the minimum width for an element.Sets or retrieves the minimum width for an element.
position	Sets or retrieves the type of positioning used for the object.
right	Sets or retrieves the position of the object relative to the right edge of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.
top	Sets or retrieves the position of the object relative to the top of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.
vertical-align	Sets or retrieves the vertical alignment of the object.
width	Sets or retrieves the width of the object. Sets or retrieves the width of the object.
z-index	Sets or retrieves the stacking order of positioned objects.

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