CSS Padding
The CSS padding properties define the space between the element border and the element content.
Padding
The padding clears an area around the content (inside the border) of an
element. The padding is affected by the background color of the element.
The top, right, bottom, and left padding can
be changed independently using separate properties. A shorthand padding property
can also be used, to change all paddings at once.
Possible Values
| Value |
Description |
| length |
Defines a fixed padding (in pixels, pt, em, etc.) |
| % |
Defines a padding in % of the containing element |
Padding - Individual sides
In CSS, it is possible to specify different padding for different sides:
Example
padding-top:25px;
padding-bottom:25px;
padding-right:50px;
padding-left:50px; |
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Padding - Shorthand property
To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the padding properties in
one property. This is called a shorthand property.
The shorthand property for all the padding properties is "padding":
The padding property can have from one to four values.
- 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
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More Examples |
All the padding properties in one
declaration
This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the padding
properties in one declaration, can have from one to four values.
Set the left
padding
This example demonstrates how to set the left padding of a p element.
Set the
right padding
This example demonstrates how to set the right padding of a p element.
Set the top
padding
This example demonstrates how to set the top padding of a p element.
Set the
bottom padding
This example demonstrates how to set the bottom padding of a p element.
All CSS Padding Properties
The number in the "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).
| Property |
Description |
Values |
CSS |
| padding |
A shorthand property for setting all the padding properties in one declaration |
padding-top
padding-right
padding-bottom
padding-left |
1 |
| padding-bottom |
Sets the bottom padding of an element |
length
% |
1 |
| padding-left |
Sets the left padding of an element |
length
% |
1 |
| padding-right |
Sets the right padding of an element |
length
% |
1 |
| padding-top |
Sets the top padding of an element |
length
% |
1 |
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