Padding left and right in css

CSS padding Property

Set the padding for all four sides of a

element to 35 pixels:

More «Try it Yourself» examples below.

Definition and Usage

An element’s padding is the space between its content and its border.

The padding property is a shorthand property for:

Note: Padding creates extra space within an element, while margin creates extra space around an element.

This property can have from one to four values.

If the padding property has four values:

  • padding:10px 5px 15px 20px;
    • top padding is 10px
    • right padding is 5px
    • bottom padding is 15px
    • left padding is 20px

    If the padding property has three values:

    • padding:10px 5px 15px;
      • top padding is 10px
      • right and left padding are 5px
      • bottom padding is 15px

      If the padding property has two values:

      If the padding property has one value:

      Note: Negative values are not allowed.

      Default value: 0
      Inherited: no
      Animatable: yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable Try it
      Version: CSS1
      JavaScript syntax: object.style.padding=»100px 20px» Try it

      Browser Support

      The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

      CSS Syntax

      Property Values

      Value Description Demo
      length Specifies the padding in px, pt, cm, etc. Default value is 0. Read about length units Demo ❯
      % Specifies the padding in percent of the width of the containing element Demo ❯
      initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
      inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

      More Examples

      Example

      Set the padding for a

      element to 35 pixels for top and bottom, and to 70 pixels for right and left:

      Example

      Set the padding for a

      element to 35 pixels for top, 70 pixels for right and left, and to 50 pixels for bottom:

      Example

      Set the padding for a

      element to 35 pixels for top, 70 pixels for right, 50 pixels for bottom, and to 90 pixels for left:

      Источник

      padding

      The padding CSS shorthand property sets the padding area on all four sides of an element at once.

      Try it

      An element’s padding area is the space between its content and its border.

      Note: Padding creates extra space within an element. In contrast, margin creates extra space around an element.

      Constituent properties

      This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

      Syntax

      /* Apply to all four sides */ padding: 1em; /* top and bottom | left and right */ padding: 5% 10%; /* top | left and right | bottom */ padding: 1em 2em 2em; /* top | right | bottom | left */ padding: 5px 1em 0 2em; /* Global values */ padding: inherit; padding: initial; padding: revert; padding: revert-layer; padding: unset; 

      The padding property may be specified using one, two, three, or four values. Each value is a or a . Negative values are invalid.

      • When one value is specified, it applies the same padding to all four sides.
      • When two values are specified, the first padding applies to the top and bottom, the second to the left and right.
      • When three values are specified, the first padding applies to the top, the second to the right and left, the third to the bottom.
      • When four values are specified, the paddings apply to the top, right, bottom, and left in that order (clockwise).

      Values

      The size of the padding as a fixed value.

      The size of the padding as a percentage, relative to the inline size (width in a horizontal language, defined by writing-mode ) of the containing block.

      Formal definition

      • padding-bottom : 0
      • padding-left : 0
      • padding-right : 0
      • padding-top : 0
      • padding-bottom : the percentage as specified or the absolute length
      • padding-left : the percentage as specified or the absolute length
      • padding-right : the percentage as specified or the absolute length
      • padding-top : the percentage as specified or the absolute length

      Formal syntax

      Источник

      CSS Padding

      Padding is used to create space around an element’s content, inside of any defined borders.

      CSS Padding

      The CSS padding properties are used to generate space around an element’s content, inside of any defined borders.

      With CSS, you have full control over the padding. There are properties for setting the padding for each side of an element (top, right, bottom, and left).

      Padding — Individual Sides

      CSS has properties for specifying the padding for each side of an element:

      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.

      Example

      Set different padding for all four sides of a element:

      Padding — Shorthand Property

      To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the padding properties in one property.

      The padding property is a shorthand property for the following individual padding properties:

      If the padding property has four values:

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