padding-left

The padding-left CSS property sets the width of the padding area on the left side of an element. The padding area is the space between the element's content and its border. Unlike margins, negative values are not allowed for padding. The padding shorthand property can be used to set paddings on all four sides of an element with a single declaration.

/* <length> values */
padding-left: 0.5em;
padding-left: 0;
padding-left: 2cm;
/* <percentage> value */
padding-left: 10%;
/* Global values */
padding-left: inherit;
padding-left: initial;
padding-left: unset;

Initial value	`0`
Applies to	all elements, except `table-row-group`, `table-header-group`, `table-footer-group`, `table-row`, `table-column-group` and `table-column`. It also applies to `::first-letter`.
Inherited	no
Percentages	refer to the width of the containing block
Media	visual
Computed value	the percentage as specified or the absolute length
Animation type	a length
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

Values

<length>: The size of the padding as a fixed value. Must be nonnegative.
<percentage>: The size of the padding as a percentage, relative to the width of the containing block. Must be nonnegative.

Formal syntax

<length> | <percentage>

Examples

.content { padding-left: 5%; }
.sidebox { padding-left: 10px; }

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Basic Box Model The definition of 'padding-left' in that specification.	Working Draft	No change.
CSS Transitions The definition of 'padding-left' in that specification.	Working Draft	Defines `padding-left` as animatable.
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'padding-left' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change.
CSS Level 1 The definition of 'padding-left' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	1.0	(Yes)	1.0 (1.0)	4.0	3.5	1.0 (85)

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	(Yes)	?	?	?	?