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Overview
The CSS margin properties are used to create space around elements, outside of any defined borders. Margins define the distance between an element's border and the surrounding elements. With CSS, you have full control over the margins. CSS has properties for setting the margin for each individual side of an element (top, right, bottom, and left), and a shorthand property for setting all the margin properties in one declaration. This element has a margin of 70px.
Formula
Margin - Individual SidesCSS has properties for specifying the margin for each side of an element:
Formula
margin - top
- sets the top margin of an element margin - right
- sets the right margin of an element margin - bottom
- sets the bottom margin of an element margin - leftFormula
auto - the browser calculates the margin lengthNegative values are also allowed.
Formula
Set different margins for all four sides of a < p > element:p {
margin-top: 100px;
margin-bottom: 100px;
margin-right: 150px;
margin-left: 80px;
}Formula
Margin - Shorthand PropertyTo shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the margin properties in one declaration. The margin property is a shorthand property for the following individual margin properties:
Formula
margin - top margin - right margin - bottom margin - leftIf the margin property has four values:
margin: 25px 50px 75px 100px;top margin is 25px right margin is 50px bottom margin is 75px left margin is 100px
Use the margin shorthand property with four values:
p {
margin: 25px 50px 75px 100px;
}If the margin property has three values:
margin: 25px 50px 75px;top margin is 25px right and left margins are 50px bottom margin is 75px
Use the margin shorthand property with three values:
p {
margin: 25px 50px 75px;
}If the margin property has two values:
margin: 25px 50px;top and bottom margins are 25px right and left margins are 50px
Use the margin shorthand property with two values:
p {
margin: 25px 50px;
}If the margin property has one value:
margin: 25px;all four margins are 25px
Use the margin shorthand property with one value:
p {
margin: 25px;
}You can set the margin property to auto to horizontally center the element within its container. The element will then take up the specified width, and the remaining space will be split equally between the left and right margins.
div {
width: 300px;margin:
auto;
border: 1px solid red;
}You can set the margin property to inherit to let the margin be inherited from the parent element.Formula
This example lets the left margin of the < p class ="ex1"> element be inherited from the parent element(<div>):
div {
border: 1px solid red;
margin-left: 100px;
}
p.ex1 {Formula
margin - left:inherit;
}Formula
A shorthand property for setting all the margin properties in one declaration margin - bottom
Sets the bottom margin of an element margin - left
Sets the left margin of an element margin - right
Sets the right margin of an element margin - top