CSS GUIDE MARGIN LEFT

Summary

Sets the left margin of a given element.

• Inherited: No

Syntax

TARGET_ELEMENT {margin-left: value;}

Legal Values

• length - fixed left margin entered as pixels (px), centimetres (cm) or inches (in)
• percentage - left-margin value entered as a percentage (%)
• auto - left-margin value is selected by the browser.

Usage Examples

h1 {margin-left: 10%;}

h2 {margin-left: 20px;}

h3 {margin-left: -40px;}

Notes

Negative values are allowed.

Specification Conformance

CSS 1
CSS 2.1

See Also

margin-right
margin-top
margin-bottom
margin