HTML | DOM Style marginTop Property
The Style marginTop property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the top margin of an element.
Syntax:
- It returns the marginTop property.
object.style.marginTop
- It is used to set the marginTop property.
object.style.marginTop = "length|percentage|auto|initial| inherit"
Return Values: It returns a string value that represents the top margin of an element
Property Values:
1. length: It is used to specify the margin in fixed units. Its default value is 0.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginTop Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginTop Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1">Line One</ div > < div class="div2">Line Two</ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginTop </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set top margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginTop = '50px'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
- Before clicking the button:
- After clicking the button:
2. percentage: It is used to specify the amount of margin as a percentage relative to the width of the containing element.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginTop Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginTop Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1">Line One</ div > < div class="div2">Line Two</ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginTop </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set top margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginTop = '20%'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
- Before clicking the button:
- After clicking the button:
3. auto: If the value is set to ‘auto’, then the browser automatically calculates a suitable value for the margin size.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginTop Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginTop Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1" style="margin-top: 50px;"> Line One </ div > < div class="div2"> Line Two </ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginTop </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set top margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginTop = 'auto'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
- Before clicking the button:
- After clicking the button:
4. initial: It is used to set the property to its default value.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginTop Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginTop Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1" style="margin-top: 50px;"> Line One </ div > < div class="div2"> Line Two </ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginTop </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set top margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginTop = 'initial'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
- Before clicking the button:
- After clicking the button:
5. inherit: It is used to inherit the value from its parent element.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginTop Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginTop Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1" style="margin-top: 50px;"> Line One </ div > < div class="div2"> Line Two </ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginTop </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set top margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginTop = 'inherit'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
- Before clicking the button:
- After clicking the button:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM Style marginTop property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Internet Explorer 3
- Firefox 1
- Opera 3.5
- Safari 1