Padding and Margin

Padding

The CSS padding properties are used to generate space around an element’s content, inside of any defined borders.
CSS has properties for specifying the padding for each side of an element:

• padding-top
• padding-right
• padding-bottom
• padding-left

All the padding properties can have the following values:

• length – specifies a padding in px, pt, cm, etc.
• % – specifies a padding in % of the width of the containing element
• inherit – specifies that the padding should be inherited from the parent element

Note: Negative values are not allowed.

Shorthand Property:

• padding: 25px 50px 75px 100px;
  • top padding is 25px
  • right padding is 50px
  • bottom padding is 75px
  • left padding is 100px

• padding: 25px 50px 75px;
  • top padding is 25px
  • right and left paddings are 50px
  • bottom padding is 75px

• padding: 25px 50px;
  • top and bottom paddings are 25px
  • right and left paddings are 50px

• padding: 25px;
  • all four paddings are 25px

Margin

The CSS margin properties are used to create space around elements, outside of any defined borders.
CSS has properties for specifying the margin for each side of an element:

• margin-top
• margin-right
• margin-bottom
• margin-left

All the margin properties can have the following values:

• auto – the browser calculates the margin
• length – specifies a margin in px, pt, cm, etc.
• % – specifies a margin in % of the width of the containing element
• inherit – specifies that the margin should be inherited from the parent element

Tip: Negative values are allowed.

Shorthand Property:

• margin: 25px 50px 75px 100px;
  • top margin is 25px
  • right margin is 50px
  • bottom margin is 75px
  • left margin is 100px

• margin: 25px 50px 75px;
  • top margin is 25px
  • right and left margins are 50px
  • bottom margin is 75px

• margin: 25px 50px;
  • top and bottom margins are 25px
  • right and left margins are 50px

• margin: 25px;
  • all four margins are 25px