padding

The padding CSS property is shorthand for padding-top, padding-right, padding-bottom, and padding-left.

Syntax

CSS

padding: value;

JS

object.style.padding = "value";

Values

<'padding'> = <'padding-top'>{1,4}

<'padding-top'> = <length-percentage>

<length-percentage> = [ <length> | <percentage> ]

<length>

Specifies the length using a number followed by a unit of measurement.

<percentage>

Specifies the percentage using a number followed by a percent sign (%).

Initial

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        div {
            background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, white, yellow);
        }
        p {
            background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, white, gray);
            margin: 0;
        }
    </style>
    <script>
        function mouseover(value) {
            document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0].style.padding = value;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input onmouseover="mouseover(value)" type="button" value="initial">
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="10px">length</button>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="10%">percentage</button><br>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="10px">top-right-bottom-left</button>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="10px 20px">top-bottom right-left</button>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="10px 20px 30px">top right-left bottom</button>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="10px 20px 30px 40px">top right bottom left</button>
    <div>
        <p>padding</p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Syntax

CSS

JS

Values

Initial

Examples

length

percentage

JS

Links

Internal

External