#myid{
border:1px solid black;
}
#myid code {
border:1px solid black;
font-size: 1.5em;
line-height: 3em;
vertical-align:top;
}
<main>
<p id="myid">trying to understand <code>vertical-align</code> better.</p>
</main>
Why does the code box not align to the top of the surrounding p box?