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CSS margin-right Property

The margin-right property is used to define how much the right margin of the element will be set.

Negative values are allowed.
Initial Value 0
Applies to All elements. It also applies to ::first-letter.
Inherited No.
Animatable Yes. Right margin of the element is animatable.
Version CSS2
DOM Syntax object.style.marginRight = "50px";

Syntax

margin-right: length | auto | initial | inherit;

Example of the margin-right property:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .right {
        margin-right: 400px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Margin-right property example</h2>
    <p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.</p>
    <p class="right">Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.</p>
  </body>
</html>

Result

CSS margin-right Property

Example of the margin-right property specified in "%":

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .right {
        margin-right: 50%;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Margin-right property example</h2>
    <p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.</p>
    <p class="right">Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.</p>
  </body>
</html>

Example of the margin-right property with the "auto" value:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .right {
        margin-right: auto;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Margin-right property example</h2>
    <p>
      Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
    </p>
    <p class="right">
      Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
    </p>
  </body>
</html>

Values

Value Description Play it
auto Sets the right margin. It is the default value of this property. Play it »
length Defines a right margin in px, pt, cm, etc. Default value is 0. Play it »
% Sets the right margin in % of containing element. Play it »
initial Makes the property use its default value. Play it »
inherit Inherits the property from its parents element.


Browser support

chrome firefox safari opera
1.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 3.5+

Practice Your Knowledge

In the following code snippet, what value is given for the right margin: margin: 6px 12px 5px 15px;

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