HTML DOM padding Property
 Complete Style Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The padding property sets the padding of an element.
The padding properties define the space between the element border and the
element content.
This property can take from one to four values:
- If you specify one value, like: div {padding: 50px} - all four
sides will have a padding of 50px
- If you specify two values, like: div {padding: 50px 10px} - the
top and bottom padding will be 50px, left and right padding will be 10px
- If you specify three values, like: div {padding: 50px 10px 20px} -
the top padding will be 50px, left and right padding will be 10px, bottom
padding will be 20px
- If you specify four values, like: div {padding: 50px 10px 20px 30px} - the top
padding will be 50px, right padding will be 10px, bottom
padding will be 20px, left padding will be 30px
Syntax
Object.style.padding=padding
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Possible Values
| Value |
Description |
| padding |
Sets the padding. The value(s) can be defined
in % (defines a padding in % of the width of the closest element)
or length (defines a fixed padding) |
Example
The following example changes the padding between a paragraph and its border:
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
p
{
border: thin dotted #FF0000;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function changePadding()
{
document.getElementById("p1").style.padding="2cm";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" onclick="changePadding()"
value="Change padding" />
<p id="p1">This is a paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
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Try-It-Yourself Demos
padding - Change the padding between a paragraph and its border
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