The margin-top
CSS property sets the margin area on the top of an element. A positive value places it farther from its neighbors, while a negative value places it closer.
margin-top
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Syntax
/* <length> values */ margin-top: 10px; /* An absolute length */ margin-top: 1em; /* relative to the text size */ margin-top: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */ /* Keyword values */ margin-top: auto; /* Global values */ margin-top: inherit; margin-top: initial; margin-top: revert; margin-top: revert-layer; margin-top: unset;
The margin-top
property is specified as the keyword auto
, or a <length>
, or a <percentage>
. Its value can be positive, zero, or negative.
Values
-
<length>
-
The size of the margin as a fixed value.
-
<percentage>
-
The size of the margin as a percentage, relative to the inline size (width in a horizontal language, defined by
writing-mode
) of the containing block. -
auto
-
The browser selects a suitable value to use. See
margin
.
Formal definition
Initial value | 0 |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements, except elements with table display types other than table-caption , table and inline-table . It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | refer to the width of the containing block |
Computed value | the percentage as specified or the absolute length |
Animation type | a length |
Formal syntax
<length> | <percentage> | auto
Examples
Setting positive and negative top margins
.content { margin-top: 5%; } .sidebox { margin-top: 10px; } .logo { margin-top: -5px; } #footer { margin-top: 1em; }
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Box Model Module Level 3 # margin-physical |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
margin-top |
1
|
12
|
1
|
3
|
3.5
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
10.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
auto |
1
|
12
The
auto value is not supported in quirks mode.
|
1
|
6
The
auto value is not supported in quirks mode.
|
3.5
|
1
|
37
|
18
|
4
|
14
|
1
|
1.0
|
See also
-
margin-right
,margin-bottom
, andmargin-left
and themargin
shorthand - The mapped logical properties:
margin-block-start
,margin-block-end
,margin-inline-start
, andmargin-inline-end
and the shorthandsmargin-block
andmargin-inline
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/margin-top