The CSS Visual Formatting is a model corresponding to an algorithm which processes and transforms each element of the document to generate one or more boxes that conform to CSS Box Model.
CSS Box Generation of processed elements −
Block level
- These elements force line break above and below themselves and take up the available whole width even though their content doesn’t require it.
- For example: Divisions (<div>), Heading (<h1> to <h6>), etc.
Inline level
- These elements do not force line break above and below themselves and take up only the required width for the content.
- For example: Spans (<span>), Strong element (<strong>)
Let’s see an example for block level box generation −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Heading</title>
<style>
form {
width:70%;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
* {
padding: 2px;
margin:5px;
}
input[type="button"] {
border-radius: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>HTML Heading</legend>
<input type="text" id="textSelect" placeholder="Type Heading Here...">
<div id="radioBut">
<label>H1</label><input class="radio" type="radio" name="heading" value="h1" checked>
<label>H2</label><input class="radio" type="radio" name="heading" value="h2">
<label>H3</label><input class="radio" type="radio" name="heading" value="h3">
<label>H4</label><input class="radio" type="radio" name="heading" value="h4">
<label>H5</label><input class="radio" type="radio" name="heading" value="h5">
<label>H6</label><input class="radio" type="radio" name="heading" value="h6">
</div>
<div>Heading Preview: <span id="headingPreview">Output will show up here</span></div>
<input type="button" onclick="changeHeading()" value="Preview">
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
var textSelect = document.getElementById("textSelect");
var headingPreview = document.getElementById("headingPreview");
function changeHeading() {
if(textSelect.value === '')
headingPreview.innerHTML = 'Write a Heading';
else{
for(var i=0; i<6; i++){
var radInp = document.getElementsByClassName('radio')[i];
if(radInp.checked === true && textSelect.value !== ''){
headingPreview.innerHTML = '<'+radInp.value+'>'+textSelect.value+'</'+radInp.value+'>';
headingPreview.innerHTML += '<'+radInp.value+'>'+textSelect.value+'</'+radInp.value+'>';
}
}
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
After clicking ‘Preview’ button with text field empty −
After clicking ‘Preview’ button with text field not empty and ‘h2’ radio button checked −
Let’s see an example of inline level box generation −
Example
Here’s an example of em element −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>em element</title>
<style>
form {
width:70%;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
* {
padding: 2px;
margin:5px;
}
input[type="button"] {
border-radius: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>em-element</legend>
<label for="textSelect">Formatter: </label>
<input id="textSelect" type="text" placeholder="John Doe">
<input type="button" onclick="convertItalic()" value="Check">
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
var textSelect = document.getElementById("textSelect");
function convertItalic() {
for(i=0; i<2; i++){
var italicObject = document.createElement("EM");
var italicText = document.createTextNode(textSelect.value);
italicObject.appendChild(italicText);
divDisplay.appendChild(italicObject);
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
Before clicking ‘Check’ button −
After clicking ‘Check’ button −
