display

Utilities for controlling the display box type of an element.

Quick reference

Class	Styles
inline	display: inline;
block	display: block;
inline-block	display: inline-block;
flow-root	display: flow-root;
flex	display: flex;
inline-flex	display: inline-flex;
grid	display: grid;
inline-grid	display: inline-grid;
contents	display: contents;
table	display: table;
inline-table	display: inline-table;
table-caption	display: table-caption;
table-cell	display: table-cell;
table-column	display: table-column;
table-column-group	display: table-column-group;
table-footer-group	display: table-footer-group;
table-header-group	display: table-header-group;
table-row-group	display: table-row-group;
table-row	display: table-row;
list-item	display: list-item;
hidden	display: none;
sr-only	position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border-width: 0;
not-sr-only	position: static; width: auto; height: auto; padding: 0; margin: 0; overflow: visible; clip: auto; white-space: normal;

Source: https://tailwindcss.com/guide/display

Examples

Block and Inline

Use the inline, inline-block, and block utilities to control the flow of text and elements:

<!-- [!code classes:inline,inline-block,block] -->
<p>
  When controlling the flow of text, using the CSS property <span class="inline">display: inline</span> will cause the
  text inside the element to wrap normally.
</p>
<p>
  While using the property <span class="inline-block">display: inline-block</span> will wrap the element to prevent the
  text inside from extending beyond its parent.
</p>
<p>
  Lastly, using the property <span class="block">display: block</span> will put the element on its own line and fill its
  parent.
</p>

Flow Root

Use the flow-root utility to create a block-level element with its own block formatting context:

<!-- [!code classes:flow-root] -->
<div class="p-4">
  <div class="flow-root ...">
    <div class="my-4 ...">Well, let me tell you something, ...</div>
  </div>
  <div class="flow-root ...">
    <div class="my-4 ...">Sure, go ahead, laugh if you want...</div>
  </div>
</div>

Flex

Use the flex utility to create a block-level flex container:

<!-- [!code classes:flex] -->
<div class="flex items-center">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg" />
  <div>
    <strong>Andrew Alfred</strong>
    <span>Technical advisor</span>
  </div>
</div>

Inline Flex

Use the inline-flex utility to create an inline flex container that flows with text:

<!-- [!code classes:inline-flex] -->
<p>
  Today I spent most of the day researching ways to ...
  <span class="inline-flex items-baseline">
    <img src="/img/kramer.jpg" class="mx-1 size-5 self-center rounded-full" />
    <span>Kramer</span>
  </span>
  keeps telling me there is no way to make it work, that ...
</p>

Grid

Use the grid utility to create a grid container:

<!-- [!code classes:grid] -->
<div class="grid grid-cols-3 grid-rows-3 gap-4">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Inline Grid

Use the inline-grid utility to create an inline grid container:

<!-- [!code classes:inline-grid] -->
<span class="inline-grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
  <span>01</span>
  <span>02</span>
  <span>03</span>
  <span>04</span>
  <span>05</span>
  <span>06</span>
</span>
<span class="inline-grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
  <span>01</span>
  <span>02</span>
  <span>03</span>
  <span>04</span>
  <span>05</span>
  <span>06</span>
</span>

Contents

Use the contents utility to create a "phantom" container whose children act like direct children of the parent:

<!-- [!code classes:contents] -->
<div class="flex ...">
  <div class="flex-1 ...">01</div>
  <div class="contents">
    <div class="flex-1 ...">02</div>
    <div class="flex-1 ...">03</div>
  </div>
  <div class="flex-1 ...">04</div>
</div>

Table

Use the table, table-row, table-cell, table-caption, table-column, table-column-group, table-header-group, table-row-group, and table-footer-group utilities to create elements that behave like their respective table elements:

<!-- [!code classes:table,table-header-group,table-row-group,table-row,table-cell] -->
<div class="table w-full ...">
  <div class="table-header-group ...">
    <div class="table-row">
      <div class="table-cell text-left ...">Song</div>
      <div class="table-cell text-left ...">Artist</div>
      <div class="table-cell text-left ...">Year</div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="table-row-group">
    <div class="table-row">
      <div class="table-cell ...">The Sliding Mr. Bones (Next Stop, Pottersville)</div>
      <div class="table-cell ...">Malcolm Lockyer</div>
      <div class="table-cell ...">1961</div>
    </div>
    <div class="table-row">
      <div class="table-cell ...">Witchy Woman</div>
      <div class="table-cell ...">The Eagles</div>
      <div class="table-cell ...">1972</div>
    </div>
    <div class="table-row">
      <div class="table-cell ...">Shining Star</div>
      <div class="table-cell ...">Earth, Wind, and Fire</div>
      <div class="table-cell ...">1975</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Hidden

Use the hidden utility to remove an element from the document:

<!-- [!code classes:hidden] -->
<div class="flex ...">
  <div class="hidden ...">01</div>
  <div>02</div>
  <div>03</div>
</div>

To visually hide an element but keep it in the document, use the visibility property instead.

Screen-reader only

Use sr-only to hide an element visually without hiding it from screen readers:

<!-- [!code classes:sr-only] -->
<a href="#">
  <svg><!-- ... --></svg>
  <span class="sr-only">Settings</span>
</a>

Use not-sr-only to undo sr-only, making an element visible to sighted users as well as screen readers:

<!-- [!code classes:sm:not-sr-only] -->
<a href="#">
  <svg><!-- ... --></svg>
  <span class="sr-only sm:not-sr-only">Settings</span>
</a>

This can be useful when you want to visually hide something on small screens but show it on larger screens for example.

Responsive design

Prefix a display utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="flex md:inline-flex ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.