margin-top
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.
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Syntax
css
/* <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: revert;
margin-top: revert-layer;
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 inline size (width in a horizontal language, defined by
writing-mode
) 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
margin-top =
<length-percentage> |
auto
<length-percentage> =
<length> |
<percentage>
Examples
Setting positive and negative top margins
css
.content {
margin-top: 5%;
}
.sidebox {
margin-top: 10px;
}
.logo {
margin-top: -5px;
}
#footer {
margin-top: 1em;
}
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Box Model Module Level 3 # margin-physical |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
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