CSSpadding-inline-start Property
Example
Set the padding at the start in the inline direction:
padding-inline-start: 50px;
}
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
An element'spadding-inline-start is the space from its border to its content, at the start in the inline direction.
The CSSpadding-inline andpadding-block properties are very similar to CSS propertiespadding-top,padding-bottom,padding-left andpadding-right, but thepadding-inline andpadding-block properties are dependent on inline and block directions.
Note: The related CSS propertieswriting-mode anddirection define inline direction. This affects where the start and end of an element is in the inline direction and the result of thepadding-inline-start property. For pages in English, block direction is downward and inline direction is left to right.
| Default value: | auto |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes.Read aboutanimatableTry it |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.paddingInlineStart="100px"Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| padding-inline-start | 87.0 | 87.0 | 41.0 | 12.1 | 73.0 |
CSS Syntax
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| auto | Default. The element's default padding-inline-start distance. | Demo ❯ |
| length | Specifies distance in px, pt, cm, etc. Negative values are not allowed.Read about length units | Demo ❯ |
| % | Specifies distance in percent relative to size of parent element in the inline direction. | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value.Read aboutinitial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element.Read aboutinherit |
More Examples
Example
With thewriting-mode property value of a <div> element set to vertical-rl, the inline direction is downwards. The result is that the start of the element is moved from left side to top:
writing-mode: vertical-rl;
padding-inline-start: 100px;
}
Example
With thedirection property value of a <div> element set to rtl, the inline direction is right to left. The result is that the start of the element is moved from left side to right side:
direction: rtl;
padding-inline-start: 100px;
}
Related Pages
CSS direction property:CSS Direction property
CSS padding-inline property:CSS Padding-inline property
CSS padding-inline-end property:CSS Padding-inline-end property
CSS padding-bottom property:CSS Padding-bottom property
CSS padding-inline property:CSS Padding-inline
CSS padding-left property:CSS Padding-left
CSS padding-right property:CSS Padding-right
CSS padding-top property:CSS Padding-top
CSS writing-mode property:CSS Writing-mode property
