CSS padding Property
Example
.example1 {
border: 1px solid red;
padding: 5px;
}
.example2 {
border: 1px solid red;
padding: 50px;
}Hello World!
Meaning
The padding padding property sets the space between an element’s border and its content.
Note: Padding creates extra space within an element. In contrast, margin creates extra space around an element.
It is possible to specify all the padding properties in one property.
The padding property is a shorthand property for the following individual padding properties:
If the padding property has four values:
padding: 10px 20px 30px 40px;- top padding is 10px
- right padding is 20px
- bottom padding is 30px
- left padding is 40px
If the padding property has three values:
padding: 1px 2px 3px;
- top padding is 1px
- right and left paddings are 2px
- bottom padding is 3px
If the padding property has two values:
padding: 1px 2px;
- top and bottom paddings are 1px
- right and left paddings are 2px
If the padding property has one value:
padding: 1px;
- all four paddings are 1px
| Default value: | 0 |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
padding: length|%|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 | Default value is 0. Specifies the padding in px, pt, cm, etc. |
| %(percentage) | Specifies the padding 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 {
padding: 0;
}More Example
Example
div {
padding: 10px 20px 30px 40px;
}