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Jorge Berbena
10,016 PointsWhat is the difference between margin and padding? Thank´s.
I´m a little bit confused with those terms, if I apply margin with some pixel size got the same result as padding percentage.
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Luke Glazebrook
13,564 PointsMargin is space applied to the outside of the selected element whereas padding is applied to the inside!
Hopefully that clears up your confusion!
Jorge Berbena
10,016 PointsGot it, thanks a lot.
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 PointsI'm glad you understand it now!
Have fun programming Jorge.