CSS margin-left Property

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CSS margin-left Property

CSS margin-left property sets the margin area on the left side of an element.

Note: A positive value places it farther from its neighbors, while a negative value places it closer.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> p{ margin-left: 50px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS margin-left Property</h1> <p>This paragraph is 50px away from the left margin of this container.</p> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ margin-left: 25px; }

Using Javascript

object.style.marginLeft="25px";

Animatable

Yes, margin-left property is animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS margin-left property is 0.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of values for CSS margin-left property.

ValueExplanation
lengthAllows you to define the margin-left of the element in any CSS length unit.
%Allows you to define the margin-left of the element in % of the width of the containing block.

Using Percentage

In the following example, we will use percentage value to set margin-left for an element (p).

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> p{ margin-left: 5%; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS margin-left Property</h1> <p>This paragraph is 5% away from the left margin of this container.</p> </body> </html>

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS margin-left property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <body> <h1>CSS margin-left Property</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.marginLeft = "75px"; } </script> </body> </html>

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