margin-right
Quick Summary for margin-right
margin-right
CSS property sets the margin area on the right side of an element. A positive value places it farther from its neighbors, while a negative value places it closer.
Code Usage for margin-right
/* <length> values */ margin-right: 20px; /* An absolute length */ margin-right: 1em; /* relative to the text size */ margin-right: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */ /* Keyword values */ margin-right: auto; /* Global values */ margin-right: inherit; margin-right: initial; margin-right: revert; margin-right: unset;
More Details for margin-right
margin-right
The margin-right
CSS property sets the margin area on the right side of an element. A positive value places it farther from its neighbors, while a negative value places it closer.
The vertical margins of two adjacent boxes may fuse. This is called margin collapsing.
Syntax
/* <length> values */ margin-right: 20px; /* An absolute length */ margin-right: 1em; /* relative to the text size */ margin-right: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */ /* Keyword values */ margin-right: auto; /* Global values */ margin-right: inherit; margin-right: initial; margin-right: revert; margin-right: unset;
The margin-right
property is specified as the keyword auto
, or a <length>
, or a <percentage>
. Its value can be positive, zero, or negative.
Values
<length>
The size of the margin as a fixed value.
<percentage>
The size of the margin as a percentage, relative to the width of the containing block.
auto
The right margin receives a share of the unused horizontal space, as determined mainly by the layout mode that is used. If the values of margin-left
and margin-right
are both auto
, the calculated space is evenly distributed. This table summarizes the different cases:
Value of display | Value of float | Value of position | Computed value of auto | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
inline , inline-block , inline-table | any | static or relative | 0 | Inline layout mode |
block , inline , inline-block , block , table , inline-table , list-item , table-caption | any | static or relative | 0 , except if both margin-left and margin-right are set to auto . In this case, it is set to the value centering the element inside its parent. | Block layout mode |
block , inline , inline-block , block , table , inline-table , list-item , table-caption | left or right | static or relative | 0 | Block layout mode (floating element) |
any table-* , except table-caption | any | any | 0 | Internal table-* elements don't have margins, use border-spacing instead |
any, except flex , inline-flex , or table-* | any | fixed or absolute | 0 , except if both margin-left and margin-right are set to auto . In this case, it is set to the value centering the border area inside the available width , if fixed. | Absolutely positioned layout mode |
flex , inline-flex | any | any | 0 , except if there is any positive horizontal free space. In this case, it is evenly distributed to all horizontal auto margins. | Flexbox layout mode |
Formal definition
Initial value | 0 |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements, except elements with table display types other than table-caption , table and inline-table . It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | refer to the width of the containing block |
Computed value | the percentage as specified or the absolute length |
Animation type | a length |
Formal syntax
<length> | <percentage> | auto
Examples
Setting right margin using pixels and percentages
.content { margin-right: 5%; } .sidebox { margin-right: 10px; } .logo { margin-right: -5px; }
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Box Model Module Level 3 # margin-physical |
See also
margin-top
, margin-bottom
, and margin-left
and the margin
shorthand The mapped logical properties: margin-block-start
, margin-block-end
, margin-inline-start
, and margin-inline-end
and the shorthands margin-block
and margin-inline
Last modified: Nov 8, 2021, by MDN contributors
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