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

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT VALIGN = sAlign... >
Scripting	object.vAlign [ = sAlign ]

Possible Values

sAlign

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. middle Default. Aligns the text in the middle of the object. baseline Aligns the base line of the first line of text with the base lines in adjacent objects. bottom Aligns the text at the bottom of the object. top Aligns 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  and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

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

See Also

verticalAlign