padding · Properties · CSS

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 (%).

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

4 · JS · Internal

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        div
        {
            background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, white, yellow);
        }
        p
        {
            background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, white, lightgray);
            margin: 0;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <button>initial</button>
    <button value="10px">length</button>
    <button value="10%">percentage</button><br>
    <button value="10px">top-right-bottom-left</button>
    <button value="10px 20px">top-bottom right-left</button>
    <button value="10px 20px 30px">top right-left bottom</button>
    <button value="10px 20px 30px 40px">top right bottom left</button>
    <div>
        <p>padding</p>
    </div>
    <script>
        function myfunction(myparameter)
        {
            document.querySelector("div").style.padding = myparameter;
        }
        const myelements = document.querySelectorAll("button");
        for(let myelement of myelements)
        {
            let myargument = myelement.innerHTML;
            if(myelement.value)
            {
                myargument = myelement.value;
            }
            myelement.addEventListener("mouseover", function(){myfunction(myargument)});
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>