CSS margin Property
Example
.example {
margin: 100px;
}Hello World!
Meaning
The margin property sets a consistent margin on all four sides of the affected element.
If the margin property has four values:
margin: 1px 2px 3px 4px;
- top margin is 1px
- right margin is 2px
- bottom margin is 3px
- left margin is 4px
If the margin property has three values:
margin: 1px 2px 3px;
- top margin is 1px
- right and left margins are 2px
- bottom margin is 3px
If the margin property has two values:
margin: 1px 2px;
- top and bottom margins are 1px
- right and left margins are 2px
If the margin property has one value:
margin: 1px;
- all four margins are 1px
| Default value: | 0 |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
margin: length|auto|%|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Specifies a margin in px, pt, cm, etc. Default value is 0. Negative values are allowed. |
| auto | The browser calculates a margin. |
| %(percentage) | Specifies a margin 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: 0;
}