padding-left property

Definition and Usage

The padding-left CSS property of an element sets the padding space required on the left side of an element. The padding area is the space between the content of the element and it’s border. A negative value is not allowed.

• Initial0
• Applies toall elements except table-row-group, table-header-group, table-footer-group, table-row, table-column-group and table-column
• Inheritedno
• Percentagesrefer to the width of the containing block
• Mediavisual
• Computed Valuethe percentage as specified or the absolute length
• Animatableyes, as a length
• Canonical orderthe unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

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Syntax

Formal syntax: <length> | <percentage>

padding-left: 0.5em;
padding-left: 0;
padding-left: 2cm;
padding-left: 10%
padding-left: inherit

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Values

<length>

Specifies a positive fixed width. See <length> for details.

<percentage>

A percentage with respect to the width of the containing block.

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Examples

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Compatibility

Desktop browsers

Mobile browsers