CSS Box Model Module

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
CSS Box Model Module canonical	3
CSS Box Model	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3049966 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CSS Box Model Module
Context triple: [CSS Logical Properties and Values Module, relatedTo, CSS Box Model Module]

A. CSS Box Alignment Module
The CSS Box Alignment Module is a W3C CSS specification that defines a unified model and properties for aligning boxes in layout methods such as flexbox, grid, and block layout.
B. CSS Positioning Module
The CSS Positioning Module is a W3C-defined specification that details how elements are placed and layered on web pages using positioning properties like static, relative, absolute, fixed, and sticky.
C. CSS2 visual formatting model extensions
CSS2 visual formatting model extensions are a set of advanced CSS specifications that expand the core visual formatting model to support complex layout features such as paged media, multi-column layouts, and other sophisticated presentation behaviors.
D. CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module
The CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module is a W3C CSS specification that defines advanced features for styling element backgrounds, borders, and related visual effects on the web.
E. CSS Display Module
The CSS Display Module is a W3C specification that defines how elements generate boxes and participate in layout, covering concepts like block, inline, flex, grid, and other display types on the web.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CSS Box Model Module
Target entity description: The CSS Box Model Module is a core CSS specification that defines how elements’ content, padding, borders, and margins are calculated and rendered in layout.

A. CSS Box Alignment Module
The CSS Box Alignment Module is a W3C CSS specification that defines a unified model and properties for aligning boxes in layout methods such as flexbox, grid, and block layout.
B. CSS Positioning Module
The CSS Positioning Module is a W3C-defined specification that details how elements are placed and layered on web pages using positioning properties like static, relative, absolute, fixed, and sticky.
C. CSS2 visual formatting model extensions
CSS2 visual formatting model extensions are a set of advanced CSS specifications that expand the core visual formatting model to support complex layout features such as paged media, multi-column layouts, and other sophisticated presentation behaviors.
D. CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module
The CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module is a W3C CSS specification that defines advanced features for styling element backgrounds, borders, and related visual effects on the web.
E. CSS Display Module
The CSS Display Module is a W3C specification that defines how elements generate boxes and participate in layout, covering concepts like block, inline, flex, grid, and other display types on the web.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	CSS specification ⓘ W3C technical report ⓘ
abbreviation	CSS Box Model Module self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CSS Box Model
appliesTo	all CSS visual media types ⓘ
clarifies	how box dimensions affect line boxes ⓘ how margins collapse between adjacent boxes ⓘ how percentage margins and paddings are resolved ⓘ interaction of box properties with directionality ⓘ
defines	CSS box model ⓘ border box ⓘ box dimensions calculation ⓘ box edge terminology ⓘ content box ⓘ interaction of margin with layout ⓘ interaction of width and height with padding and border ⓘ margin box ⓘ padding box ⓘ visual formatting of boxes ⓘ
foundationFor	flexbox layout ⓘ grid layout ⓘ higher-level CSS layout modules ⓘ
governs	layout behavior of block-level elements ⓘ layout behavior of inline-level elements ⓘ layout behavior of replaced elements ⓘ
hasConcept	border edge ⓘ box edges ⓘ content edge ⓘ margin edge ⓘ padding edge ⓘ
influences	CSS rendering engines ⓘ surface form: CSS layout engines cross-browser layout compatibility ⓘ
maintainedBy	World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ
partOf	CSS ⓘ surface form: Cascading Style Sheets
relatedTo	CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module ⓘ CSS Display Module ⓘ CSS Positioning Module ⓘ surface form: CSS Positioned Layout Module CSS Sizing Module ⓘ CSS Writing Modes Module ⓘ
specifies	how overflow interacts with box dimensions ⓘ how scrollable overflow is clipped by box edges ⓘ
standardizes	how content, padding, border, and margin are combined ⓘ how user agents calculate element box sizes ⓘ
usedBy	web browsers ⓘ web developers ⓘ
usedIn	responsive design ⓘ web page layout ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CSS Logical Properties and Values Module → relatedTo → CSS Box Model Module ⓘ

CSS Overflow Module → relatedTo → CSS Box Model Module ⓘ

this entity surface form: CSS Box Model

CSS Positioning Module → relatedTo → CSS Box Model Module ⓘ

CSS Display Module → relatedTo → CSS Box Model Module ⓘ

CSS Box Model Module → abbreviation → CSS Box Model Module self-linksurface differs ⓘ