Css Margin-top Example
The margin-top
CSS property sets the margin area on the top of an element. A positive value places it farther from its neighbors, while a negative value places it closer.
This property has no effect on non-replaced inline elements, such as <span>
or <code>
.
Syntax
/* <length> values */
margin-top: 10px; /* An absolute length */
margin-top: 1em; /* relative to the text size */
margin-top: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */
/* Keyword values */
margin-top: auto;
/* Global values */
margin-top: inherit;
margin-top: initial;
margin-top: unset;
The margin-top
property is specified as the keyword auto
, or a <length>
, or a <percentage>
. Its value can be positive, zero, or negative.
Values
<length>
- The size of the margin as a fixed value.
<percentage>
- The size of the margin as a percentage, relative to the width of the containing block.
auto
- The browser selects a suitable value to use. See
margin
.
Formal definition
Initial value | 0 |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements, except elements with table display types other than table-caption , table and inline-table . It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | refer to the width of the containing block |
Computed value | the percentage as specified or the absolute length |
Animation type | a length |
Formal syntax
<length> | <percentage> | auto
Examples
Setting positive and negative top margins
.content { margin-top: 5%; }
.sidebox { margin-top: 10px; }
.logo { margin-top: -5px; }
#footer { margin-top: 1em; }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Basic Box Model The definition of 'margin-top' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | No significant change |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'margin-top' in that specification. | Recommendation | Removes its effect on inline elements. |
CSS Level 1 The definition of 'margin-top' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
margin-top | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
auto | 1 | 12 The auto value is not supported in quirks mode. | 1 | 6 The auto value is not supported in quirks mode. | 3.5 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1.0 |
See also
margin-right
,margin-bottom
, andmargin-left
and themargin
shorthand- The mapped logical properties:
margin-block-start
,margin-block-end
,margin-inline-start
, andmargin-inline-end
and the shorthandsmargin-block
andmargin-inline
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