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Fix the description of the display property according to the CSS specification #26612

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Description

"block element" and "inline element" term are old of HTML 4.01 era. The CSS Specification says "block level" and "inline level".

Motivation

The incorrect keywords "block element" and "inline element" have been translated into Japanese as they are, causing problems that some web developers cannot understand CSS specifications correctly.

e.g. https://zenn.dev/coedo/articles/html-css-inline-element-block-level-element

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https://www.w3.org/TR/css-display-3/#display-value-summary

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Thank you for your PR.

You're correct that inline element and block element are no longer used. Thanks for the PR.

An element generates either a block box or an inline box (or one or more inline boxes if it goes across multiple lines). The element, therefore, is a block-level element or an inline-level element. I made some suggestions to reflect this.

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@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ This can be used together with {{CSSxRef("list-style-type")}} and {{CSSxRef("lis

- `inline-block`

- : The element generates a block element box that will be flowed with surrounding content as if it were a single inline box (behaving much like a replaced element would).
- : The element generates a block level box that will be flowed with surrounding content as if it were a single inline box (behaving much like a replaced element would).
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- : The element generates a block level box that will be flowed with surrounding content as if it were a single inline box (behaving much like a replaced element would).
- : The element generates a block box that will be flowed with surrounding content as if it were a single inline box (behaving much like a replaced element would).

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ browser-compat: css.properties.display

{{CSSRef}}

The **`display`** [CSS](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) property sets whether an element is treated as a [block or inline element](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flow_Layout) and the layout used for its children, such as [flow layout](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flow_Layout), [grid](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout) or [flex](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexible_Box_Layout).
The **`display`** [CSS](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) property sets whether an element is treated as a [block or inline level](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flow_Layout) and the layout used for its children, such as [flow layout](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flow_Layout), [grid](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout) or [flex](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexible_Box_Layout).
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The **`display`** [CSS](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) property sets whether an element is treated as a [block or inline level](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flow_Layout) and the layout used for its children, such as [flow layout](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flow_Layout), [grid](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout) or [flex](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexible_Box_Layout).
The **`display`** [CSS](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) property sets whether an element is treated as a [block or inline box](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flow_Layout) and the layout used for its children, such as [flow layout](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flow_Layout), [grid](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout) or [flex](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexible_Box_Layout).

@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ The keyword values can be grouped into six value categories.
- : These keywords specify the element's outer display type, which is essentially its role in flow layout:

- `block`
- : The element generates a block element box, generating line breaks both before and after the element when in the normal flow.
- : The element generates a block level box, generating line breaks both before and after the element when in the normal flow.
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- : The element generates a block level box, generating line breaks both before and after the element when in the normal flow.
- : The element generates a block box, generating line breaks both before and after the element when in the normal flow.

- `inline`
- : The element generates one or more inline element boxes that do not generate line breaks before or after themselves. In normal flow, the next element will be on the same line if there is space.
- : The element generates one or more inline level boxes that do not generate line breaks before or after themselves. In normal flow, the next element will be on the same line if there is space.
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- : The element generates one or more inline level boxes that do not generate line breaks before or after themselves. In normal flow, the next element will be on the same line if there is space.
- : The element generates one or more inline boxes that do not generate line breaks before or after themselves. In normal flow, the next element will be on the same line if there is space.

@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ The keyword values can be grouped into six value categories.
Depending on the value of other properties (such as {{CSSxRef("position")}}, {{CSSxRef("float")}}, or {{CSSxRef("overflow")}}) and whether it is itself participating in a block or inline formatting context, it either establishes a new [block formatting context](/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Block_formatting_context) (BFC) for its contents or integrates its contents into its parent formatting context.

- `flow-root`
- : The element generates a block element box that establishes a new [block formatting context](/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Block_formatting_context), defining where the formatting root lies.
- : The element generates a block level box that establishes a new [block formatting context](/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Block_formatting_context), defining where the formatting root lies.
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- : The element generates a block level box that establishes a new [block formatting context](/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Block_formatting_context), defining where the formatting root lies.
- : The element generates a block box that establishes a new [block formatting context](/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Block_formatting_context), defining where the formatting root lies.

- `table`
- : These elements behave like HTML {{HTMLElement("table")}} elements. It defines a block-level box.
- `flex`
- : The element behaves like a block element and lays out its content according to the [flexbox model](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexible_Box_Layout).
- : The element behaves like a block level and lays out its content according to the [flexbox model](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexible_Box_Layout).
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- : The element behaves like a block level and lays out its content according to the [flexbox model](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexible_Box_Layout).
- : The element behaves like a block-level element and lays out its content according to the [flexbox model](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexible_Box_Layout).

- `grid`
- : The element behaves like a block element and lays out its content according to the [grid model](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout/Basic_Concepts_of_Grid_Layout).
- : The element behaves like a block level and lays out its content according to the [grid model](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout/Basic_Concepts_of_Grid_Layout).
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- : The element behaves like a block level and lays out its content according to the [grid model](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout/Basic_Concepts_of_Grid_Layout).
- : The element behaves like a block-level element and lays out its content according to the [grid model](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout/Basic_Concepts_of_Grid_Layout).

- `ruby` {{Experimental_Inline}}
- : The element behaves like an inline element and lays out its content according to the ruby formatting model. It behaves like the corresponding HTML {{HTMLElement("ruby")}} elements.
- : The element behaves like an inline level and lays out its content according to the ruby formatting model. It behaves like the corresponding HTML {{HTMLElement("ruby")}} elements.
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- : The element behaves like an inline level and lays out its content according to the ruby formatting model. It behaves like the corresponding HTML {{HTMLElement("ruby")}} elements.
- : The element behaves like an inline-level element and lays out its content according to the ruby formatting model. It behaves like the corresponding HTML {{HTMLElement("ruby")}} elements.

@@ -180,13 +180,13 @@ This can be used together with {{CSSxRef("list-style-type")}} and {{CSSxRef("lis

- `inline-flex`

- : The element behaves like an inline element and lays out its content according to the flexbox model.
- : The element behaves like an inline level and lays out its content according to the flexbox model.
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- : The element behaves like an inline level and lays out its content according to the flexbox model.
- : The element behaves like an inline-level element and lays out its content according to the flexbox model.


It is equivalent to `inline flex`.

- `inline-grid`

- : The element behaves like an inline element and lays out its content according to the grid model.
- : The element behaves like an inline level and lays out its content according to the grid model.
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- : The element behaves like an inline level and lays out its content according to the grid model.
- : The element behaves like an inline-level element and lays out its content according to the grid model.

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@estelle I fixed it as per your suggestion. Would you please review.

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oti commented May 11, 2023

I'm glad to see that the other "inline element/block element" descriptions on MDN have been corrected! #25891

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Thank you. Also, congratulations on your first merged MDN content PR. Welcome to the team!

@estelle estelle merged commit 245e566 into mdn:main May 11, 2023
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HannahPeuckmann pushed a commit to HannahPeuckmann/content that referenced this pull request May 15, 2023
…ification (mdn#26612)

* change: `block element box` -> `block level box`

* change: `inline element boxes` -> `inline level boxes`

* change: `block element` -> `block level`

* change: `inline element` -> `inline level`

* fix: `inline/block level box` -> `inline/block box`

* change: `inline/block level` -> `inline-level/block-level element`

* fix: `block level` -> `block-level element`
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* Updating content that storage is always partitioned and storage access grants are limited to cookies

* Avoiding the phrase 'cookie storage'

* implemented review from Tricolon

* reverted changes to storage_access_policy

* clean up

* add service workers to partitioned APIs

* linting

* Fix: Use language keywords instead of framework type names in the examples of 'WebSocket' (#26725)

* Add a bit about SPAs (#26711)

* Bump @mdn/yari from 2.18.1 to 2.20.0 (#26730)

* DNR corrections in URLTransform's queryTransform (#26732)

* Fix the description of the display property according to the CSS specification (#26612)

* change: `block element box` -> `block level box`

* change: `inline element boxes` -> `inline level boxes`

* change: `block element` -> `block level`

* change: `inline element` -> `inline level`

* fix: `inline/block level box` -> `inline/block box`

* change: `inline/block level` -> `inline-level/block-level element`

* fix: `block level` -> `block-level element`

* Adding missing sections for `container*` (#25739)

* Update sections for `container`

* Update sections for `container-name`

* Update sections for `container-type`

* Update files/en-us/web/css/container-name/index.md

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* fix(prefers-reduced-motion): Edit text and improve example (#26630)

* edits to page for clarity

* improve example explanation

* fix review comments

* Update files/en-us/web/css/@media/prefers-reduced-motion/index.md

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* Added info for 'muted' driven emission (#26641)

* Added info for 'muted' driven emission

Fixing missing information that muting also fires this event.
Standard spec: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/media.html#event-media-volumechange

* Update files/en-us/web/api/htmlmediaelement/volumechange_event/index.md

* lint

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* Add page for prefers-reduced-transparency (#25289)

* Add page for prefers-reduced-transparency

* Update page for prefers-reduced-transparency

Changed text as requested in PR comments.

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* Fix arrow syntax explanation (#26704)

* remove bracket around the parameter

The example should omit the brackets around the parameter, as described in the explanation above this code.

* Update files/en-us/learn/javascript/building_blocks/functions/index.md

* Update files/en-us/learn/javascript/building_blocks/functions/index.md

* Update index.md

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* Add RTCAudioSourceStats (#26667)

* Add RTCAudioSourceStats

* Update files/en-us/web/api/rtcaudiosourcestats/index.md

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* Apply suggestions from code review

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* Apply suggestions from code review

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* Update files/en-us/web/api/rtcaudiosourcestats/index.md

* Add keys for BCD data

* Make it clear that the audiolevel can also be calculated

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* correct language tag of code fence (#26738)

* Fix code comment in dialog example (#26669)

* Update index.md (#26744)

* Remove Prettier ignore for /web/web_components (#24225)

* Bump @mdn/yari from 2.20.0 to 2.20.3 (#26747)

* Update length values description (#26728)

* Update length values description

length values are not always absolute. For example we can use 2em for width property as a length value but it is not absolute. I corrected this in the Values section.

* Update files/en-us/web/css/width/index.md

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* Add TransformStream note about returning a promise (#26757)

* Remove emphasis on WritableStream controller (#26758)

* Remove emphasis on WritableStream controller

* copy edit

* lint

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* fix: Updated description of example which in `JavaScript.Object` to be more accurate (#26742)

Update index.md

* Fix some more return statements (#26759)

* Fix return value for toString

* Fix some more return statements

* Fix 26745: don't auto-play (#26748)

* Fix 26743: Fix return value; improve example (#26753)

* Fix return value for Range: getBoundingClientRect() (#26754)

* Mention that Set iterators have a defined order (#26727)

* Mention that Set iterators have a defined order

* Do it for Map

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* Accentuate month being 0-index in getMonth example (#26734)

* Accentuate month being 0-index in get month example

`Date.getMonth` behavior differ slightly from the similar method as it return the index of the month and is 0-indexed, while the other method return ordinal values instead of index and don't have this distinction.

One could be tempted to run `${year}-${month}-${day}` and `${hour}:${minutes}:${seconds}` after the code in exemple to get iso formated date and time but the month would be off by one as iso month are 1-indexed, january being 1 and december being 12.

Adding a comment with the actual output put emphasis on this difference in behavior and might prevent people being surprised by that after the fact. The value chosen for the date is partly random. 2000 is the first year not starting with 19; January cause the month part to be 0 which should call attention to itself; 17 is high enough so it cannot be a month and I like it; 16 is in the 24h hour clock; 45 is high enough to not be confused with an hour; 30 is here for lack of imagination.

* Update files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/date/index.md

* Update files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/date/index.md

* Update files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/date/index.md

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* Do not use JSON.stringify in console.log (#26662)

* Update index.md

* fix: not use JSON.stringify when print via console.log

* fix: Update the description of callbackFn's accumulator in `Array.reduceRight()` (#26594)

* Update index.md

* Update files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/array/reduceright/index.md

* Update files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/array/reduceright/index.md

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* Remove random arrow from Endianness example (#26767)

* Add missed redirect (#26769)

* remove self-reference links (#26764)

* remove a self reference link

* Update index.md

* Update index.md (#26771)

* Update index.md

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* Update files/en-us/web/api/stylepropertymap/append/index.md

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* correct http status code message (#26765)

* Fix 26741: reduce ambiguity, remove unneeded word (#26750)

* Fix 26741: reduce ambiguity, remove unneeded word

* Update files/en-us/web/http/overview/index.md

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* Window.beforeunload event requires sticky activation (#26772)

* Update `:paused` content (#26768)

* Update `:paused` content

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* Update files/en-us/web/css/_colon_paused/index.md

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* removed while loop from the example (#26588)

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* Updating content that storage is always partitioned and storage access grants are limited to cookies

* Avoiding the phrase 'cookie storage'

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