margin-left
Description
margin-left sets the width of the left margin for an element.
Negative values are permitted.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Initial value | 0 |
| Inherited | No. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.marginLeft="10px" |
| Applies to | All elements. |
Syntax and Property Values
margin-left: length | percentage | auto | inherit
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 |
Example
The following code uses the percentage and em to set the left margin.
p {margin-left: 5%;}
pre {margin-left: 3em;}
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
<!--from w w w .j a v a 2 s .c o m-->
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background: mistyrose;
border: 1px solid pink;
}
div#topbottom-rightleft {
margin-top: 15px;
margin-right: 5px;
margin-bottom: 15px;
margin-left: 5px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id='topbottom-rightleft'></div>
</body>
</html>
The code above generates the following result.
