hide - CSS display:none and visibility:hidden

Question

I have a div that I use to display alerts when needed.

If I want to close it after a while can I use display:none or should I use display:none as well as visibility:hidden?

So one or both.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Depends. If you need the space to be left blank, that is, the space won't be taken up by other elements below or around it, you'll need visibility: hidden. Otherwise, use display: none, which will allow other elements to move into the element's place.

There's no reason to use both.