CSS | padding-top Property
Padding is the space between its content and border. The padding-top property in CSS is used to set the width of the padding area on the top of an element.
Syntax:
padding-top: length|percentage|initial|inherit;
Property Values:
- length: This mode is used to specify the size of padding as a fixed value. The size can be set in form of px, cm etc. The default value is 0. It must be non-negative.
Syntax:
padding-top: length;
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title> padding-top Property </title> <style> .geek { padding-top: 100px; width:50%; font-size:18px; border: 1px solid black; } </style> </head> <body> <h2> padding-top Property </h2> <!-- padding property used here --> <p class = "geek"> This paragraph has a padding-top: 100px; </p> </body></html> |
Output:
- percentage: This mode is used to set the top padding in percentage of the width of the element. It must be non-negative.
Syntax:
padding-top: percentage (%)
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title> padding-top Property </title> <style> .geek { padding-top: 10%; width:50%; font-size:18px; border: 1px solid black; } </style> </head> <body> <h2> padding-top Property </h2> <!-- padding property used here --> <p class = "geek"> This paragraph has a padding-top: 10%; </p> </body></html> |
Output:
- initial: It is used to set padding-top property to its default value.
Syntax:
padding-top: initial;
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title> padding-top Property </title> <style> .geek { padding-top: initial; width:50%; font-size:18px; border: 1px solid black; } </style> </head> <body> <h2> padding-top Property </h2> <!-- padding property used here --> <p class = "geek"> This paragraph has a padding-top: initial; </p> </body></html> |
Output:
- inherit: It is used to inherit padding-top property from its parent element.
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by padding-top property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1.0
- Edge 12.0
- Internet Explorer 4.0
- Firefox 1.0
- Safari 1.0
- Opera 3.5
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