CSS GUIDE PADDING
Contents
Summary
This property is a shorthand method of setting all of the padding properties in one declaration.
- Inherited: No
Syntax
TARGET_ELEMENT {padding: value;}
Legal Values
Values can be specified as length i.e pixels (px), centimetres (cm) or inches (in) or as a percentage (%)
Mozilla Recommended Values
Usage Examples
h1 {padding: 10px}
the padding will be 10px on all four sides
h2 {padding: 10px 2%;}
top and bottom padding will be 10px, left and right padding will be 2% of the width of the closest
element.
h3 {padding: 10px 2% 15px;}
top padding will be 10px, left and right padding will be 2% of the width of the closest element,
bottom padding will be 15px.
h4 {padding: 10px 2% 15px 20px;}
top padding will be 10px, right padding will be 2% of the width of the closest element, bottom
padding will be 15px, left padding will be 20px
Notes
Negative values are not allowed.
