Quick Reference
The visibility property specifies whether or not an element is visible on the page.
div {
visibility: hidden;
}Note
Even if set to hidden, the element will take up space on the page, resulting in an area of blank space. Use the display property if you want to hide the element AND collapse the space so other elements can take its place on the page.
Default
| Default value | visible |
| Inherited values | yes |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| visible | The element is visible (default) |
| hidden | The element is hidden, but still takes up space leaving a blank area |
| collapse | Only for table rows, row groups, columns, and column groups; this value removes a row or column, but it does not affect the table layout; the space taken up by the row or column will be available for other content (it renders as "hidden") |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.visibility = 'hidden';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.visibility = 'hidden';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
We’d like to acknowledge that we learned a great deal of our coding from W3Schools and TutorialsPoint, borrowing heavily from their teaching process and excellent code examples. We highly recommend both sites to deepen your experience, and further your coding journey. We’re just hitting the basics here at 1SMARTchicken.