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CSS How to Make a Website Adding Pages to a Website Add Iconography

David Hobbs
David Hobbs
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Posted by David Hobbs
David Hobbs
5,029 Points

Clarification margin: 0 0 10px;

Hello, can you please tell me how the browser will read margin: 0 0 10px;

I know its margin: top right bottom left; but Id like clarification on the above? Thank you.

2 Answers

Jeremy Hayden
Jeremy Hayden
1,740 Points
Jeremy Hayden
Jeremy Hayden
1,740 Points

David,

Css margin short hand code can be a bit confusing at first.

For the quick answer first, the above code means:

Top margin = 0 Right/Left margin = 0 Bottom margin = 10px or pixels

Why?

Here is a little cheat sheet to help you remember:

margin: 20px;  
//All four margins are 20px

margin: 20px 50px;  
//Top & Bottom margin = 20px, left & right = 50

margin: 5px 10px 20px; 
// top=5, left/right=10, bottom=20

margin: 5px 10px 20px 30px;
 // Top=5, Right=10, Bottom=20, Left=30
ferdy
ferdy
2,484 Points
ferdy
ferdy
2,484 Points

You are right in that when you specify all four numbers, they are, top, right, bottom, and left respectively.

However, if you only specify three numbers, they are, top, right/left, and bottom. From your example this means: top 0px right and left 0px bottom 10px.