The padding-top property in CSS is used to add space between the content and the top border of an element. Padding helps improve the appearance and readability of webpage elements.
- It sets the width of the top padding area of an element.
- Padding is the space between the content and the border.
- The value can be specified using units like px, %, or em.
Syntax:
padding-top: length | percentage | initial | inherit;
Property Values:
- length: This mode is used to specify the size of padding as a fixed value. The size can be set in form of px, cm etc. The default value is 0. It must be non-negative.
- percentage: This mode is used to set the top padding in percentage of the width of the element. It must be non-negative.
- initial: It is used to set the padding-top property to its default value.
- inherit: It is used to inherit the padding-top property from its parent element.
Example: Here, we are using padding-top: length; property.
Example: Here, we are using the padding-top: percentage (%) property.
Example: Here, we use padding-top: initial; property.
