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Visibility

The visibility class sets the visibility property. It displays or hides an element without affecting the layout or flow of the document. Overview
CSS Shortcut class Applied style 
visibility-hidden
 
visibility: hidden;
 
visibility-visible
 
visibility: visible;
 
visibility-sr-only
 
clip-path: inset(100%);
clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
position: absolute;
white-space: nowrap;
width: 1px;

Examples

Hidden
visibility-hidden

This element is hidden. It can’t receive focus but maintains its position in the document affecting the layout of other elements.

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<div class="d-flex gap-300">
  <p>1</p>
  <p class="visibility-hidden">2</p>
  <p>3</p>
</div>

Visible
visibility-visible

This element is visible. It can apply to elements hidden at different screen sizes.

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<div class="d-flex gap-300">
  <p>1</p>
  <p class="visibility-visible">2</p>
  <p>3</p>
</div>

Screenreader-only
visibility-sr-only

This element is only visible to assistive technologies.

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<div class="d-flex gap-300">
  <p>1</p>
  <p class="visibility-sr-only">2</p>
  <p>3</p>
</div>
Conditional styling Apply this style to specific screen sizes Use a responsive layout prefix to apply this class only to a specified screen size. The available breakpoints are:
  • xs: > 480px
  • sm: > 640px
  • md: > 768px
  • lg: > 1024px
  • xl: > 1280px
<div class="xs:visibility-hidden ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the responsive layout prefix. Apply this style to specific states Use a state prefix to apply this class only to a specified interaction state. The available states are:
  • hover
  • focus
<div class="hover:visibility-hidden ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the state prefix. 2025-10-20