Question

So I’m simulating a table layout with a div and a couple spans inside it. I’d like the span on the right to indent any text that wraps. I’ve tried a few things and can’t get it to work. Any help would be appreciated.

jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/2Wbuv/

HTML

<div class="display-element">
    <span class="display-label">Field 1</span>
    <span class="display-field">This is my string of data, some times it is pretty long.  Sometimes it is not.  This one is.</span>
</div>
<div class="display-element">
    <span class="display-label">Field 2</span>
    <span class="display-field">This is another string of data.</span>
</div>

CSS

.display-element        {}

.display-label          {display: inline-block;
                         width: 100px;
                         padding-left: 5px;}

.display-field          {display: inline;}

Answer 1

Check this out: http://jsfiddle.net/2Wbuv/2/

.display-element {
}

.display-label {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100px;
  padding-left: 5px;
}

.display-field {
  display: inline-block;
  padding-left: 50px;
  text-indent: -50px;
  vertical-align: top;
  width: 200px; /* for testing purposes only */
}

<div class="display-element">
  <span class="display-label">Field 1</span>
  <span class="display-field">This is my string of data, some times it is pretty long.  Sometimes it is not.  This one is.</span>
</div>
<div class="display-element">
  <span class="display-label">Field 2</span>
  <span class="display-field">This is another string of data.</span>
</div>