Margins

Syntax

• margin: <top & right & bottom & left>;
• margin: <top>, <left & right>, <bottom>;
• margin: <top & bottom>, <left & right>;
• margin: <top>, <right>, <bottom>, <left>;
• margin-top: <top>;
• margin-right: <right>;
• margin-bottom: <bottom>;
• margin-left: <left>;

Parameters

Parameter | Details |
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0 | set margin to none |
auto | used for centering, by evenly setting values on each side |
units (e.g. px) | see parameter section in Units for a list of valid units |
inherit | inherit margin value from parent element |
initial | restore to initial value |

Remarks

More on “Collapsing Margins”: here.