CSS GUIDE MARGIN LEFT

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Summary

Sets the left margin of a given element.

  • Inherited: No

Syntax

TARGET_ELEMENT {margin-left: value;}

Legal Values

  • length - fixed left margin entered as pixels (px), centimetres (cm) or inches (in)
  • percentage - left-margin value entered as a percentage (%)
  • auto - left-margin value is selected by the browser.

Mozilla Recommended Values

Usage Examples

h1 {margin-left: 10%;}
h2 {margin-left: 20px;}
h3 {margin-left: -40px;}

Notes

Negative values are allowed.

Specification Conformance

CSS 1
CSS 2.1

Browser Compatibility

See Also

margin-right
margin-top
margin-bottom
margin