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# CSS Margin

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The CSS margin properties define the space around elements.

## Margin

The margin clears an area around an element (outside the border). The margin does not have a background color, and is completely transparent.

The top, right, bottom, and left margin can be changed independently using separate properties. A shorthand margin property can also be used, to change all margins at once.

## Possible Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
auto | The browser calculates a margin
length | Specifies a margin in px, pt, cm, etc. Default value is 0px
% | Specifies a margin in percent of the width of the containing element
inherit | Specifies that the margin should be inherited from the parent element

| Note: It is also possible to use negative values, to overlap content.

## Margin - Individual sides

In CSS, it is possible to specify different margins for different sides:

## Example

margin-top:100px;
margin-bottom:100px;
margin-right:50px;
margin-left:50px;
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## Margin - Shorthand property

To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the margin properties in one property. This is called a shorthand property.

The shorthand property for all the margin properties is "margin":

## Example

margin:100px 50px;
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The margin property can have from one to four values.

- margin:25px 50px 75px 100px;
  - top margin is 25px
  - right margin is 50px
  - bottom margin is 75px
  - left margin is 100px
- margin:25px 50px 75px;
  - top margin is 25px
  - right and left margins are 50px
  - bottom margin is 75px
- margin:25px 50px;
  - top and bottom margins are 25px
  - right and left margins are 50px
- margin:25px;
  - all four margins are 25px

## More Examples

Set the top margin of a text using a cm value
This example demonstrates how to set the top margin of a text using a cm value.

Set the bottom margin of a text using a percent value
This example demonstrates how to set the bottom margin in percent, relative to the width of the containing element.

## All CSS Margin Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
margin | A shorthand property for setting the margin properties in one declaration
margin-bottom | Sets the bottom margin of an element
margin-left | Sets the left margin of an element
margin-right | Sets the right margin of an element
margin-top | Sets the top margin of an element

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