CSS Property margin
margin shorthand property sets the width of the overall
margin for an element or sets the widths of each individual side margin.
Vertically adjacent margins of block-level elements are collapsed.
The left and right margins of inline elements do not collapse.
Negative margin values are permitted.
Summary
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Inherited | No. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.margin="10px 5px 10px 5px" |
| Applies to | All elements. |
margin can have one to four values.
margin:10px 5px 15px 20px;
is equal to
- top margin is 10px
- right margin is 5px
- bottom margin is 15px
- left margin is 20px
margin:10px 5px 15px;
is equal to
- top margin is 10px
- right and left margins are 5px
- bottom margin is 15px
margin:10px 5px;
is equal to
- top and bottom margins are
10px - right and left margins are
5px
margin:10px;
is equal to all four margins are 10px.
Negative values are allowed.
CSS Syntax
margin: margin1 ... margin4 | inherit
Property Values
The property values are listed in the following table.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | Default value. The browser does the calculation. |
| length | Set width in px, cm, etc. |
| % | Set width in percent of the containing element |
| inherit | Inherit the width property from the parent element |
Browser compatibility
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
margin |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Example
An example showing how to use margin CSS property.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {<!--from www. jav a 2 s . co m-->
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background: mistyrose;
border: 1px solid pink;
}
div#topbottom-rightleft-1 {
margin: 15px 5px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id='topbottom-rightleft-1'></div>
</body>
</html>