HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Compatibility
CSS 1, 2, 3
IE 4+ (buggy), 5+ Netscape 4+ (buggy), 6+, Firefox 1+ Opera 4+, Safari 1+
Note
• Elements may have default paddings on them, and these values may vary by user
agent. Because of this inconsistency, many developers prefer to clear all padding
values globally with a wildcard rule like
* {padding: 0;}
and build up individual
values.
padding-right
This property sets the distance between an element's right border and the rightmost edge of
its content.
Syntax
padding-right:
length
|
percentage
| auto | inherit
where the
length
is measured in any fixed measurement, such as inches (
in
) or pixels (
px
). A
percentage
value is determined as a percentage of the width of the containing block. The
default value for the property is
0
.
Example
p {padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 50px;}
.flush {padding-right: 0;}
#demo {padding-right: 50%;}
Compatibility
CSS 1, 2, 3 IE 4+ (buggy), 5+
Netscape 4+ (buggy), 6+, Firefox 1+ Opera 4+, Safari 1+
Note
• Elements may have default paddings on them, and these values may vary by user
agent. Because of this inconsistency, many developers prefer to clear all padding
values globally with a wildcard rule like
* {padding: 0;}
and build up
individual values.
padding-top
This property sets the distance between an element's top border and the top of its content.
Syntax
padding-top:
length
|
percentage
| auto | inherit
where the
length
is measured in any fixed measurement, such as inches (
in
) or pixels (
px
).
A
percentage
value is determined as a percentage of the height of the containing block. The
default value for the property is
0
.
