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CSS Padding

Overview

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), and a shorthand property for setting all the padding properties in one declaration. This element has a padding of 70px.

Formula

Padding - Individual Sides

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

Formula

padding - top
- sets the top padding of an element padding - right
- sets the right padding of an element padding - bottom
- sets the bottom padding of an element padding - left

sets the left padding 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

Formula

Set different padding for all four sides of a < div > element:

div {
padding-top: 50px;
padding-right: 30px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
padding-left: 80px;
}

Formula

Padding - Shorthand Property

To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the padding properties in one declaration. The padding property is a shorthand property for the following individual padding properties:

Formula

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

Here is how it works:

If the padding property has four values:

padding: 25px 50px 75px 100px;

top padding is 25px right padding is 50px bottom padding is 75px left padding is 100px

Example

Use the padding shorthand property with four values:

div {
padding: 25px 50px 75px 100px;
}

If the padding property has three values:

padding: 25px 50px 75px;

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

Example

Use the padding shorthand property with three values:

div {
padding: 25px 50px 75px;
}

If the padding property has two values:

padding: 25px 50px;

top and bottom paddings are 25px right and left paddings are 50px

Example

Use the padding shorthand property with two values:

div {
padding: 25px 50px;
}

If the padding property has one value:

padding: 25px;

all four paddings are 25px

Example

Use the padding shorthand property with one value:

div {
padding: 25px;
}

More Examples

Set the left-padding property

Formula

This example demonstrates how to set the left padding of a < p > element.

Set the right-padding property

Formula

This example demonstrates how to set the right padding of a < p > element.

Set the top-padding property

Formula

This example demonstrates how to set the top padding of a < p > element.

Set the bottom-padding property

Formula

This example demonstrates how to set the bottom padding of a < p > element.

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CSS Padding and box-sizing

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CSS•CSS Foundations

CSS Padding

Overview

Formula

Padding - Individual Sides

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

Formula

padding - top
- sets the top padding of an element padding - right
- sets the right padding of an element padding - bottom
- sets the bottom padding of an element padding - left

sets the left padding 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

Formula

Set different padding for all four sides of a < div > element:

div {
padding-top: 50px;
padding-right: 30px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
padding-left: 80px;
}

Formula

Padding - Shorthand Property

To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the padding properties in one declaration. The padding property is a shorthand property for the following individual padding properties:

Formula

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

Here is how it works:

If the padding property has four values:

padding: 25px 50px 75px 100px;

top padding is 25px right padding is 50px bottom padding is 75px left padding is 100px

Example

Use the padding shorthand property with four values:

div {
padding: 25px 50px 75px 100px;
}

If the padding property has three values:

padding: 25px 50px 75px;

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

Example

Use the padding shorthand property with three values:

div {
padding: 25px 50px 75px;
}

If the padding property has two values:

padding: 25px 50px;

top and bottom paddings are 25px right and left paddings are 50px

Example

Use the padding shorthand property with two values:

div {
padding: 25px 50px;
}

If the padding property has one value:

padding: 25px;

all four paddings are 25px

Example

Use the padding shorthand property with one value:

div {
padding: 25px;
}

More Examples

Set the left-padding property

Formula

This example demonstrates how to set the left padding of a < p > element.

Set the right-padding property

Formula

This example demonstrates how to set the right padding of a < p > element.

Set the top-padding property

Formula

This example demonstrates how to set the top padding of a < p > element.

Set the bottom-padding property

Formula

This example demonstrates how to set the bottom padding of a < p > element.

CSS Margin Collapse

CSS Padding and box-sizing