| 1. |
visibility: hidden; preserves the space occupied by the element, so other elements in the layout are not affected. It still takes up space, even if it's not visible. |
display: none; removes the element from the layout, and other elements fill the space it would have occupied. It doesn't take up any space. |
| 2. |
Elements with visibility: hidden; are still interactive. You can interact with them using JavaScript events (e.g., clicking on a hidden button). |
Elements with display: none; are not interactive because they are not part of the document flow. |
| 3. |
visibility: hidden; elements are still accessible to screen readers and assistive technologies. |
display: none; elements are not accessible because they are removed from the document flow. |
| 4. |
visibility: hidden; can be used with CSS transitions and animations to create effects like fading in or out, making elements appear gradually. |
display: none; cannot be easily animated or transitioned using CSS alone because the element is not part of the rendering flow when set to display: none;. JavaScript is often used to animate the transition. |
| 5. |
To reveal an element hidden with visibility: hidden; in CSS only, you can change its visibility back to visible or adjust opacity, creating smooth transitions. |
To reveal an element hidden with display: none; in CSS only, you need to change its display property to block, inline, or another appropriate value, but this change is instant without animations. |
