padding-inline-end

The padding-inline-end CSS property defines the logical inline end padding of an element, which maps to a physical padding depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation.

Syntax

/* <length> values */
padding-inline-end: 10px;     /* An absolute length */
padding-inline-end: 1em;      /* A length relative to the text size */

/* <percentage> value */
padding-inline-end: 5%;       /* A padding relative to the block container's width */

/* Global values */
padding-inline-end: inherit;
padding-inline-end: initial;
padding-inline-end: revert;
padding-inline-end: unset;

Values

<length>: The size of the padding as a fixed value. Must be nonnegative.
<percentage>: The size of the padding as a percentage, relative to the inline-size (width in a horizontal language) of the containing block. Must be nonnegative.

Description

The padding-inline-end property is defined in the specification as taking the same values as the padding-top property. However, the physical property it maps to depends on the values set for writing-mode, direction, and text-orientation. Therefore, it could map to padding-bottom, padding-right, or padding-left

It relates to padding-block-start, padding-block-end, and padding-inline-start, which define the other paddings of the element.

Formal definition

Initial value	`0`
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	no
Percentages	logical-width of containing block
Computed value	as `<length>`
Animation type	a length

Formal syntax

<'padding-left'>

Examples

Setting inline end padding for vertical text

HTML

<div>
  <p class="exampleText">Example text</p>
</div>

CSS

div {
  background-color: yellow;
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
}

.exampleText {
  writing-mode: vertical-lr;
  padding-inline-end: 20px;
  background-color: #C8C800;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # padding-properties

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