The Style padding property is used for setting or returning the padding of an element. The Style padding property can be used in 4 different ways :
- div {padding: 30px} -In this case, all the four sides have a padding of 30px.
- div {padding: 100px 50px} -In this case, the top and bottom padding will be 100px, left and right padding will be 50px.
- div {padding: 10px 20px 50px} -In this case, the top padding will be 10px, left and right padding will be 20px, bottom padding will be 50px.
- div {padding: 100px 10px 20px 40px} -In this case, the top padding will be 100px, right padding will be 10px, bottom padding will be 20px, left padding will be 40px.
Syntax:
- To get the property value:
object.style.padding
- To set the property value:
object.style.padding = "%|length|initial|inherit"
Return Values: It returns a string value, which represents the padding of an element.
Property values:
- % : It is used to define the padding in % of the width of the parent element.
- length : It is used to define the padding in length units.
- initial : It is used to set this property to its default value.
- inherit : It is used to inherit this property from its parent element.
Below program illustrates the Style padding property :
Example 1: Setting the padding{30px} for a <div> element:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Style padding Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
#samplediv {
border: 1px solid green;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Style padding Property</ h2 >
< br >
< div id="samplediv">Geeksforgeeks</ div >
< p >For setting the padding,
double click the "Set Padding" button: </ p >
< br >
< button ondblclick="padding()">
Set Padding
</ button >
< script >
function padding() {
document.getElementById("samplediv")
.style.padding = "30px";
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
- Before clicking the button:

- After clicking the button:

Example 2: Setting the padding{100px 50px} for a <div> element:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Style padding Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
#samplediv {
border: 1px solid green;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Style padding Property</ h2 >
< br >
< div id="samplediv">Geeksforgeeks</ div >
< p >For setting the padding,
double click the "Set Padding" button: </ p >
< br >
< button ondblclick="padding()">Set Padding </ button >
< script >
function padding() {
document.getElementById("samplediv")
.style.padding = "100px 50px";
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
- Before clicking the button:

- After clicking the button:

Example 3: Setting the padding{10px 20px 50px} for a <div> element:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Style padding Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
#samplediv {
border: 1px solid green;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Style padding Property</ h2 >
< br >
< div id="samplediv">Geeksforgeeks</ div >
< p >For setting the padding,
double click the "Set Padding" button: </ p >
< br >
< button ondblclick="padding()">
Set Padding
</ button >
< script >
function padding() {
document.getElementById("samplediv")
.style.padding = "10px 20px 50px";
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
- Before clicking the button:

- After clicking the button:
Example 4: Setting the padding{ 100px 10px 20px 40px} for a <div> element:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Style padding Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
#samplediv {
border: 1px solid green;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Style padding Property</ h2 >
< br >
< div id="samplediv">Geeksforgeeks</ div >
< p >For setting the padding,
double click the "Set Padding" button: </ p >
< br >
< button ondblclick="padding()">
Set Padding
</ button >
< script >
function padding() {
document.getElementById("samplediv")
.style.padding = "100px 10px 20px 40px";
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
- Output:
- Before clicking the button:

- After clicking the button:

Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Internet Explorer 4 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Opera 3.5 and above
- Apple Safari 1 and above
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Last Updated :
05 Jun, 2022
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