Name

padding

Values:

length|percentage

Example:

P.sidebar { padding: 1em }

Applies to:

All elements

Inherited:

No

This is a shorthand property for specifying the padding for all sides of an element. A single value will apply the same amount of padding on all sides of the content. More than one value will be interpreted the same as described for the margin property (top, right, bottom, left).

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