CSS method for inline links with icons?

Question

I want to have a horizontal row of 3 links that use the same CSS style, but each link needs a small icon to the left, e.g | home | about | contact ...where | represents the icon.

I can get close using

.nav a {
    padding-left:8px;
    line-height:17px;
    background-image:url(/admin/img/icon.gif);
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
    font-size:11px;
    height:17px;
    vertical-align:middle;
    display:block;
}

but this only works for one link and I have to display as "block", I need the same effect where the text is vertically aligned to the icon but keeping the link as an inline element so the varying widths are not an issue.

can you give your markup code here?So that we can help you as soon as possible. — NewUser
– NewUser, Commented Apr 2, 2012 at 15:58
I am not 100% of this, but line-height is not used since you used display block. (this is for information sake) — Zwik
– Zwik, Commented Apr 2, 2012 at 16:09

John Stimac · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-02 16:24:47Z

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Try using display:inline-block; instead of block.

answered Apr 2, 2012 at 16:24

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