padding-top
The padding-top
CSS property sets the height of the padding area on the top of an element.
An element's padding area is the space between its content and its border.
Note: The padding
property can be used to set paddings on all four sides of an element with a single declaration.
Syntax
/* <length> values */
padding-top: 0.5em;
padding-top: 0;
padding-top: 2cm;
/* <percentage> value */
padding-top: 10%;
/* Global values */
padding-top: inherit;
padding-top: initial;
padding-top: revert;
padding-top: unset;
The padding-top
property is specified as a single value chosen from the list below. Unlike margins, negative values are not allowed for padding.
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, defined by
writing-mode
) of the containing block. Must be nonnegative.
Formal definition
Initial value | 0 |
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Applies to | all elements, except table-row-group , table-header-group , table-footer-group , table-row , table-column-group and table-column . It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | refer to the width of the containing block |
Computed value | the percentage as specified or the absolute length |
Animation type | a length |
Formal syntax
Examples
Setting top padding using pixels and percentages
.content { padding-top: 5%; }
.sidebox { padding-top: 10px; }
Specifications
Specification |
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CSS Box Model Module Level 3 # padding-physical |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- Introduction to the CSS basic box model
padding-right
,padding-bottom
,padding-left
and thepadding
shorthand- The mapped logical properties:
padding-block-start
,padding-block-end
,padding-inline-start
, andpadding-inline-end
and the shorthandspadding-block
andpadding-inline