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James Walton
James Walton
1,567 Points

Margin

Why are there only 3 values for the margin instead of 4?

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey James,

Margin values can have 1, 2, 3, or 4 values depending on how you are formatting them. In the short hand form margin: ...

When use use 1 value margin: 20px; it will apply that to all four sides.

When you use 2 values margin: 20px 40px; it will apply 20px to Top and Bottom & 40px to Left and Right

When you use 3 values margin: 20px 30px 40px; It will 20px to Top 30px to Left and Right & 40px to Bottom.

When you use 4 values, the order goes Top Right Bottom Left.

Hope this clears it up for you. Keep Coding! :)

James Walton
James Walton
1,567 Points

It does. Thank you so much, Jason!!