CSS padding-left Property

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CSS padding-left Property

CSS padding-left property sets the left padding (space) between its content and its border.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ border: 1px solid black; width: 200px; padding-left: 50px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS padding-left Property</h1> <div> This div has 50px left space for its content. </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ padding-left: 25px; }

Using Javascript

object.style.paddingLeft="25px";

Animatable

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

Default Value

Default value for CSS padding-left property is 0.

Property Value

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

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

Using Percentage

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

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ border: 1px solid black; width: 200px; padding-left: 5%; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS padding-left Property</h1> <div> This div has 5% left space for its content. </div> </body> </html>

Using JavaScript

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

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ border: 1px solid black; width: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS padding-left Property</h1> <div>This is div.</div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.paddingLeft = "50px"; } </script> </body> </html>

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