What is HTML's <a></a> tag default display type?
css, html
Solution
It is always `display: inline` by default. Horizontal margins, and padding on all sides should work without having to change its `display` property.
This remains true even in HTML5. If you are applying styles to an `<a>` element that contains flow elements or any other elements that are represented in CSS as `display: block`, you should set the `<a>` itself to a proper block container type such as `block` or `inline-block` for its layout to work as intended.
Problem
I haven't been able to find anything that says what the default display is equivalent to in CSS's display properties. I ask, because whenever I attempt to add padding or margin to an `<a>` tag, it doesn't add it, I have to add the display property of `inline-block` for it to. I don't know if this is browser specific or not, but would the default display of it be `inline` versus say `inline-block` (I obviously know it's not `inline-block`.