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The CSS margin properties define the space
around elements.
CSS Margin Properties
The CSS margin properties define the space around elements.
It is possible to use negative values to overlap content. The
top, right, bottom, and left margin can be changed independently
using separate properties. A shorthand margin property can also
be used to change all of the margins at once.
Note: Netscape and IE give the body tag a default
margin of 8px. Opera does not! Instead, Opera applies a default
padding of 8px, so if one wants to adjust the margin for an
entire page and have it display correctly in Opera, the body
padding must be set as well!
Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N:
Netscape.
W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which
CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| margin
|
A shorthand property for setting the
margin properties in one declaration |
margin-top
margin-right
margin-bottom
margin-left |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| margin-bottom |
Sets the bottom margin of an element |
auto
length
% |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| margin-left |
Sets the left margin of an element |
auto
length
% |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| margin-right |
Sets the right margin of an element |
auto
length
% |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| margin-top |
Sets the top margin of an element |
auto
length
% |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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