CSS GUIDE PADDING LEFT

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Summary

This property controls the size of the left padding of an element's rendering box. Negative values are not allowed.

  • Initial value: 0
  • Applies to: all elements
  • Inherited: no
  • Percentages: n/a
  • Media: visual
  • Computed value: 0

Syntax

Ext/Doc: element { padding-left: value }
In-Line: <blockquote STYLE="padding-left: value">This is a test document</blockquote>

Legal Values

inherit

  • Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.

length

  • Refers to either an absolute measurement or a relative measurement based on the current element's font size.

percentage

  • Refers to a percentage of the width of the current element's containing block.

Mozilla Recommended Values

Usage Examples

Ext/Doc: blockquote { padding-left: 3em }
In-Line: <blockquote STYLE="padding-left: 3em">This is a test document</blockquote>

Notes

Specification Conformance

Browser Compatibility

See Also