Padding is the space between the content and the border of an element.
The padding-top property adds spacing to the top of the element.
It accepts any length value, such as, px, %, em, etc.
An element with a 50-pixel padding-top value.
<div style="padding-top: 50px;
border:1px solid lightblue;
background-color:aliceblue;">
This element has a 50px top padding
</div>
padding-top: length | initial | inherit;
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Sets the top padding using any valid CSS length values. Default is 0. Negative values are allowed. |
| % | Sets top padding in percent of the width of the containing element |
| initial | Sets the value to its default value. |
| inherit | Inherits the value from its parent element. |
Click the buttons to see the different padding-top values.
<style>
.padding-top {
padding-top: 5%;
border: 2px solid steelblue;
}
</style>
<div class="padding-top">
5% top padding
</div>
This table shows when padding-top support started for each browser.
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Dec 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Nov 2004 |
 IE/Edge
|
4.0 | Sep 1997 |
 Opera
|
3.5 | Nov 1998 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jun 2003 |
