CSS Padding
CSS Padding property is used to create space between the element’s content and the element’s border. It only affects the content inside the element.
CSS padding is different from CSS margin as the margin is the space between adjacent element borders and padding is the space between content and element’s border.
We can independently change the top, bottom, left, and right padding using padding properties. CSS Padding Properties
CSS provides properties to specify padding for individual sides of an element which are defined as follows:
- padding-top: Sets the padding for the top side of the element.
- padding-right: Sets the padding for the right side of the element.
- padding-bottom: Sets the padding for the bottom side of the element.
- padding-left: Sets the padding for the left side of the element.
Padding properties can have the following padding values:
- Length- in cm, px, pt, etc.
- Width- % width of the element.
- inherit- inherit padding from the parent element
Syntax:
/* Applying padding to each side individually */
.myDiv {
padding-top: 80px;
padding-right: 100px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
padding-left: 80px;
}
Example: To demonstrate using the padding property in which we apply padding to each side of the div individually.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Padding Example</title>
<style>
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 20px;
width: 50%;
}
h2 {
color: green;
}
.myDiv {
background-color: lightblue;
border: 2px solid black;
/* Applying padding to each side individually */
padding-top: 80px;
padding-right: 100px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
padding-left: 80px;
}
.inner {
background-color: pink;
border: 2px solid black;
width: 70px;
height: 50px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="myDiv">
<div class="inner">Pad_Box</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
CSS Padding
CSS Padding
Padding is the space between the content and the defined border of an element. Padding means adding spaces inside the element, controlling its internal space, thus affecting its dimensions and appearance.
Table of Content
- CSS Padding
- Shorthand Property for Padding in CSS
- All CSS Padding Properties