css15 CSS Margins

https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_margin.asp

Margins are used to create space around elements, outside of any defined borders.

 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  margin: 70px;
  border: 1px solid #4CAF50;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>CSS Margins</h2>

<div>This element has a margin of 70px.</div>

</body>
</html>

 

CSS Margins

The CSS margin properties are used to create space around elements, outside of any defined borders.

With CSS, you have full control over the margins. There are properties for setting the margin for each side of an element (top, right, bottom, and left).

Margin - Individual Sides

CSS has properties for specifying the margin for each side of an element:

  • margin-top
  • margin-right
  • margin-bottom
  • margin-left

All the margin properties can have the following values:

  • auto - the browser calculates the margin
  • length - specifies a margin in px, pt, cm, etc.
  • % - specifies a margin in % of the width of the containing element
  • inherit - specifies that the margin should be inherited from the parent element

Tip: Negative values are allowed.

Example

Set different margins for all four sides of a <p> element:

p {
  margin-top: 100px;
  margin-bottom: 100px;
  margin-right: 150px;
  margin-left: 80px;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  margin-top: 100px;
  margin-bottom: 100px;
  margin-right: 150px;
  margin-left: 80px;
  background-color: lightblue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Using individual margin properties</h2>

<div>This div element has a top margin of 100px, a right margin of 150px, a bottom margin of 100px, and a left margin of 80px.</div>

</body>
</html>

 

Margin - Shorthand Property

To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the margin properties in one property.

The margin property is a shorthand property for the following individual margin properties:

  • margin-top
  • margin-right
  • margin-bottom
  • margin-left

So, here is how it works:

If the margin property has four values:

  • margin: 25px 50px 75px 100px;
    • top margin is 25px
    • right margin is 50px
    • bottom margin is 75px
    • left margin is 100px

Example

Use the margin shorthand property with four values:

p {
  margin: 25px 50px 75px 100px;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  margin: 25px 50px 75px 100px;
  background-color: lightblue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>The margin shorthand property - 4 values</h2>

<div>This div element has a top margin of 25px, a right margin of 50px, a bottom margin of 75px, and a left margin of 100px.</div>

<hr>

</body>
</html>

 

If the margin property has three values:

  • margin: 25px 50px 75px;
    • top margin is 25px
    • right and left margins are 50px
    • bottom margin is 75px

Example

Use the margin shorthand property with three values: 

p {
  margin: 25px 50px 75px;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  margin: 25px 50px 75px;
  background-color: lightblue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>The margin shorthand property - 3 values</h2>

<div>This div element has a top margin of 25px, a right and left margin of 50px, and a bottom margin of 75px.</div>

<hr>

</body>
</html>

 

If the margin property has two values:

  • margin: 25px 50px;
    • top and bottom margins are 25px
    • right and left margins are 50px

Example

Use the margin shorthand property with two values: 

p {
  margin: 25px 50px;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  margin: 25px 50px;
  background-color: lightblue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>The margin shorthand property - 2 values</h2>

<div>This div element has a top and bottom margin of 25px, and a right and left margin of 50px.</div>

<hr>

</body>
</html>

 

If the margin property has one value:

  • margin: 25px;
    • all four margins are 25px

Example

Use the margin shorthand property with one value: 

p {
  margin: 25px;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  margin: 25px;
  background-color: lightblue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>The margin shorthand property - 1 value</h2>

<div>This div element has a top, bottom, left, and right margin of 25px.</div>

<hr>

</body>
</html>

 

The auto Value

You can set the margin property to auto to horizontally center the element within its container.

The element will then take up the specified width, and the remaining space will be split equally between the left and right margins.

Example

Use margin: auto:

div {
  width: 300px;
  margin: auto;
  border: 1px solid red;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  width: 300px;
  margin: auto;
  border: 1px solid red;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Use of margin: auto</h2>
<p>You can set the margin property to auto to horizontally center the element within its container. The element will then take up the specified width, and the remaining space will be split equally between the left and right margins:</p>

<div>
This div will be horizontally centered because it has margin: auto;
</div>

</body>
</html>

 

The inherit Value

This example lets the left margin of the <p class="ex1"> element be inherited from the parent element (<div>):

Example

Use of the inherit value:

div {
  border: 1px solid red;
  margin-left: 100px;
}

p.ex1 {
  margin-left: inherit;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  border: 1px solid red;
  margin-left: 100px;
}

p.ex1 {
  margin-left: inherit;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Use of the inherit value</h2>
<p>Let the left margin be inherited from the parent element:</p>

<div>
<p class="ex1">This paragraph has an inherited left margin (from the div element).</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>

 

All CSS Margin Properties

PropertyDescription
margin A shorthand property for setting all the margin properties in one declaration
margin-bottom Sets the bottom margin of an element
margin-left Sets the left margin of an element
margin-right Sets the right margin of an element
margin-top Sets the top margin of an element

 

 

 https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_margin_collapse.asp

Sometimes two margins collapse into a single margin.

Margin Collapse

Top and bottom margins of elements are sometimes collapsed into a single margin that is equal to the largest of the two margins.

This does not happen on left and right margins! Only top and bottom margins!

Look at the following example:

Example

Demonstration of margin collapse:

h1 {
  margin: 0 0 50px 0;
}

h2 {
  margin: 20px 0 0 0;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
h1 {
  margin: 0 0 50px 0;
}

h2 {
  margin: 20px 0 0 0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<p>In this example the h1 element has a bottom margin of 50px and the h2 element has a top margin of 20px. So, the vertical margin between h1 and h2 should have been 70px (50px + 20px). However, due to margin collapse, the actual margin ends up being 50px.</p>

<h1>Heading 1</h1>
<h2>Heading 2</h2>

</body>
</html>

 

 

In the example above, the <h1> element has a bottom margin of 50px and the <h2> element has a top margin set to 20px.

Common sense would seem to suggest that the vertical margin between the <h1> and the <h2> would be a total of 70px (50px + 20px). But due to margin collapse, the actual margin ends up being 50px.


All CSS Margin Properties

PropertyDescription
margin A shorthand property for setting all the margin properties in one declaration
margin-bottom Sets the bottom margin of an element
margin-left Sets the left margin of an element
margin-right Sets the right margin of an element
margin-top Sets the top margin of an element
posted @ 2024-05-29 23:14  emanlee  阅读(4)  评论(0)  编辑  收藏  举报