padding

Sets the padding area on all four sides of an element. It creates space between an element's content and its border.

It is documented as part of the CSS Box Model specification.

/* Usage Example */
.box {
  padding: 20px;
  /* equal padding on all sides */
}
.card{
  padding: 1rem 2rem;
  /* vertical | horizontal */
}

/* Syntax */
padding: padding-top;

/* Global values */
padding: inherit;
padding: initial;
padding: revert;
padding: revert-layer;
padding: unset;
Widely available Since 2015 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2015.

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