CSS padding-right Property
The padding-right CSS property sets the padding space on the right side of an element.
INFO
Negative values are not valid.
INFO
This property doesn't have any effect on inline elements, like <span>.
| Initial Value | 0 |
|---|---|
| Applies to | All elements. An exception is made when the display property is set to 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. |
| Animatable | Yes. Padding space is animatable. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.paddingRight = "40px"; |
TIP
With the help of the padding property you can set paddings on all the sides of an element with a single announcement.
Syntax
Syntax of CSS padding-right Property
css
padding-right: length | initial | inherit;Example of the padding-right property:
Example of CSS padding-right Property with px value
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p {
border: 2px solid #000;
color: #8ebf42;
padding-right: 100px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Padding-right property example</h2>
<p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s...</p>
</body>
</html>Result
Example of the padding-right property with the "length" value:
Example of CSS padding-right Property with pt value
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p {
border: 2px solid #000;
color: #8ebf42;
padding-right: 100pt;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Padding-right property example</h2>
<p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s</p>
</body>
</html>Example of the padding-right property specified in percentage:
Example of CSS padding-right property with % value:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p {
border: 3px solid #cccccc;
color: deepskyblue;
padding: 15px;
padding-right: 10%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Padding-left 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. Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
</p>
</body>
</html>Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| length | It sets the right padding in px, pt, cm, etc. Its default value is 0px. | Play it » |
| % | It sets right padding in percent of the width of the containing element. | Play it » |
| initial | Makes the property use its default value. | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits the property from its parents element. |
Practice
What is the function of the padding-right property in CSS?