The CSS padding property gives an element space around its content, INSIDE of any defined borders. Each side of the element can be given its own padding value separately from the others, or all can be set as one.
For example, the text element below has the padding on all four sides set at 50px. A border has been applied to help visualize the padding, but even without a border, the padding would be the same.
Setting the Padding Values
The first example below sets the padding on all four sides to the same value, 50px. The second example individually sets all the sides to varying padding values.
/* set all 4 sides to 50px */
div {
padding: 50px;
}
/* top, right, bottom, left padding */
div {
padding: 25px 25px 10px 5px;
}
Padding Properties
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