VALIGN Attribute | vAlign

HTML (DHTML)

VALIGN Attribute | vAlign Property

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Sets or retrieves how text and other content are vertically aligned within the object that contains them.

Syntax

HTML<ELEMENT VALIGN = sAlign... >
Scriptingobject.vAlign [ = sAlign ]

Possible Values

sAlignString that specifies or receives one of the following values.
middleDefault. Aligns the text in the middle of the object.
baselineAligns the base line of the first line of text with the base lines in adjacent objects.
bottomAligns the text at the bottom of the object.
topAligns the text at the top of the object.

The property is read/write. The property has a default value of middle.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Standards Information

This property is defined in HTML 4.0 Non-Microsoft link and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

COL, COLGROUP, TBODY, TD, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR

See Also

verticalAlign