CSS margin-top Property

February 10, 2021 12:37 pm IST

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CSS margin-top Property

CSS margin-top property sets the margin area on the top 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-top: 50px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS margin-top Property</h1> <p>This paragraph is 50px below the heading (h1).</p> </body> </html>

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Syntax

Using CSS

element{ margin-top: 25px; }

Using Javascript

object.style.marginTop="25px";

Animatable

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

Default Value

Default value for CSS margin-top property is 0.

Property Value

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

Value	Explanation
length	Allows you to define the margin-top of the element in any CSS length unit.
%	Allows you to define the margin-top 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-top for an element (p).

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> p{ margin-top: 5%; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS margin-top Property</h1> <p>This paragraph is 5% below the heading (h1).</p> </body> </html>

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Using JavaScript

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

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <body> <h1>CSS margin-top 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.marginTop = "75px"; } </script> </body> </html>

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