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Posted by ivan lau
ivan lau
2,357 Points

how to add a top padding to top and bottom 15px , and left and right 10px

how to add a top padding to top and bottom 15px , and left and right 10px

3 Answers

Jack Choi
Jack Choi
11,420 Points
Jack Choi
Jack Choi
11,420 Points 
padding: 15px 10px;

which is just shorthand for

padding: 15px 10px 15px 10px;

which is also shorthand for

padding-top: 15px;
padding-right: 10px;
padding-bottom: 15px;
padding-left: 10px;
chrisp
chrisp
13,686 Points
chrisp
chrisp
13,686 Points

h1 { padding: 15px 10px 15px 10px; }

Padding and margin can be use this way. Its is in a clockwise process of "TOP RIGHT BOTTOM LEFT".

Meagan Austin
Meagan Austin
3,392 Points
Meagan Austin
Meagan Austin
3,392 Points

The padding property's order in the declaration is top, right, bottom and left. So it would look like that:

Example:

padding: 15px, 10px 15px 10px;

The shorthand version of the padding's order in a declaration would top and bottom is one value and left and right is another.

Example:

padding: (top, bottom), (left, right);

padding: 15px, 10px;

Hope this helps.