margin-inline-start
Quick Summary for margin-inline-start
The
margin-inline-start
CSS property defines the logical inline start margin of an element, which maps to a physical margin depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the margin-top
, margin-right
, margin-bottom
, or margin-left
property depending on the values defined for writing-mode
, direction
, and text-orientation
.
Code Usage for margin-inline-start
/* <length> values */ margin-inline-start: 10px; /* An absolute length */ margin-inline-start: 1em; /* relative to the text size */ margin-inline-start: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */ /* Keyword values */ margin-inline-start: auto; /* Global values */ margin-inline-start: inherit; margin-inline-start: initial; margin-inline-start: revert; margin-inline-start: unset;
More Details for margin-inline-start
margin-inline-start
The margin-inline-start
CSS property defines the logical inline start margin of an element, which maps to a physical margin depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the margin-top
, margin-right
, margin-bottom
, or margin-left
property depending on the values defined for writing-mode
, direction
, and text-orientation
.
Syntax
/* <length> values */ margin-inline-start: 10px; /* An absolute length */ margin-inline-start: 1em; /* relative to the text size */ margin-inline-start: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */ /* Keyword values */ margin-inline-start: auto; /* Global values */ margin-inline-start: inherit; margin-inline-start: initial; margin-inline-start: revert; margin-inline-start: unset;
It relates to margin-block-start
, margin-block-end
, and margin-inline-end
, which define the other margins of the element.
Values
The margin-inline-start
property takes the same values as the margin-left
property.
Formal definition
Initial value | 0 |
---|---|
Applies to | same as margin |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | depends on layout model |
Computed value | if specified as a length, the corresponding absolute length; if specified as a percentage, the specified value; otherwise, auto |
Animation type | a length |
Formal syntax
<'margin-left'>
Examples
Setting inline start margin
HTML<div> <p class="exampleText">Example text</p> </div>
CSS div { background-color: yellow; width: 120px; height: 120px; } .exampleText { writing-mode: vertical-lr; margin-inline-start: 20px; background-color: #c8c800; }
ResultSpecifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # margin-properties |
See also
margin-inline-end
The mapped physical properties: margin-top
, margin-right
, margin-bottom
, and margin-left
writing-mode
, direction
, text-orientation
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