CSS margin-block Property
Example
p {
margin: 0;
margin-block: 20px 40px;
background-color: tomato;
}writing-mode:
Hello World!
Meaning:
The margin-block CSS property property defines the logical block start and end margins of an element, which maps to physical margins depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation.
The following CSS properties shorthand of margin-block property:
| Default value: | 0 |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
margin-block: length|auto|%|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Specifies a margin block in px, pt, cm, etc. Default value is 0. Negative values are allowed. |
| auto | The browser calculates a margin block. |
| %(percentage) | Specifies a margin block in percent of the width of the containing element. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
margin-block: 0;
}