Javascript DOM CSS Style verticalAlign Property

Introduction

Set the vertical alignment of some text in a table to "bottom":

document.getElementById("myTd").style.verticalAlign = "bottom";

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {/*w w  w.j av a 2  s. c o m*/
  border: 1px solid black;
  height: 100px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<table>
  <tr>
    <td id="myTd">Some example text</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<br>

<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Align text</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
  document.getElementById("myTd").style.verticalAlign="bottom";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The verticalAlign property sets or gets the vertical alignment of the content in an element.

Property Values

Value	Description
length	Raises or lower an element by the specified length. Negative values are allowed
%	Raises or lower an element in a percent of the "line-height" property. Negative values are allowed
baseline	Align the baseline of the element with the baseline of the parent element. `default`
sub	Aligns the element as it was subscript
super	Aligns the element as it was superscript
top	The top of the element is aligned with the top of the tallest element on the line
text-top	The top of the element is aligned with the top of the parent element's font
middle	The element is placed in the middle of the parent element
bottom	The bottom of the element is aligned with the lowest element on the line
text-bottom	The bottom of the element is aligned with the bottom of the parent element's font
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

The verticalAlign property returns a String representing the vertical alignment of the content in an element.

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