Question

I have html where I only want to hide the text portion, but what complicates it is that it is not wrapped in anything. Below is an example:

<div class="content">

    Give comfortable and durable place to work with a desk.
    Lock the center drawer and all of the drawers lock,
    keeping your files and supplies secure.

    <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0">
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <th align="right">Available Options:</th>
                <td>Desktop Color: Fusion Maple, Gray Nebula...</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <th align="right">Book Box Construction:</th>
                <td>Not applicable</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

How can I hide the “Give comfortable and durable…” portion above without changing the html at all? I was hoping to do it via CSS and maybe Javascript if necessary. CSS only would be perfect though. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Look ma’, no hands scripts!

CSS only solution

.content
{
    text-indent: -1000em;
}

.content *
{
    text-indent: 0;
}

/* This one's pure cherry on top ;) */
/* Remove excess vertical space */
.content *:first-child
{
    margin-top: -1em;
}

JSFiddle demo.