visibility

Support Key: [CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE4|N4|O4|S1]
Other Classification Properties
display
position
float
clear
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Default Value:
   visible
Applicable Elements:
All
Inherit From Parent:
Yes
Applicable Media:
Visual
HTML Equivalent:
<layer VISIBILITY="">
Official Docs:
CSS2: Sect. 11.2, CSS2.1: Sect 11.2
Netscape's "Dynamic HTML in Netscape Communicator"
What is it?
This property controls whether the content of an element box is rendered (including the borders and backgrounds.) If an element box is invisible it still affects document layout as if it were visible (to prevent an element box from affecting layout, the 'display' property should be set to 'none'.)

Allowed Values
inherit
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE4|N4|O4|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
visible
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE4|N4.5x|O4|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
The element box is visible.
hidden
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE4|N4.5x|O4|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
The element box is invisible (completely transparent to content beneath), but still affects document layout flow as if it were visible.
collapse
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [N6|O4]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Unless this value is used in the context of table rows or columns, it will have the same effect as 'hidden'. In the context of tables, spanned cells may be clipped and reacts similar to 'display: none' for the table element.
hide
[N4-4.x]
Type: Explicit
Description:
The element box is invisible (completely transparent to content beneath), but still affects document layout flow as if it were visible.
show
[N4-4.x]
Type: Explicit
Description:
The element box is visible.
Example
Ext/Doc: p { visibility: hidden }
In-Line:  <p STYLE="visibility: hidden">text</p>
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