CSSmargin-inline Property
Example
Set the margin on both sides in the inline direction:
margin-inline: 35px;
}
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
Themargin-inline property specifies the margin at the start and end in the inline direction, and is a shorthand property for the following properties:
Values for themargin-inline property can be set in different ways:
If the margin-inline property has two values:
- margin-inline: 10px 50px;
- margin at start is 10px
- margin at end is 50px
If the margin-inline property has one value:
- margin-inline: 10px;
- margin at start and end is 10px
The CSSmargin-inline andmargin-block properties are very similar to CSS propertiesmargin-top,margin-bottom,margin-left andmargin-right, but themargin-inline andmargin-block properties are dependent on block and inline directions.
Note: The related CSS propertieswriting-mode anddirection define inline direction. This affects where the start and end of an element is and the result of themargin-inline 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.marginInline="50px 10px"Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| margin-inline | 87.0 | 87.0 | 66.0 | 14.1 | 73.0 |
CSS Syntax
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| auto | Default. The element's default margin-inline value. | Demo ❯ |
| length | Specifies margin-inline in px, pt, cm, etc. Negative values are allowed.Read about length units | Demo ❯ |
| % | Specifies margin-inline 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, and the end of the element is moved from right side to bottom:
margin-inline: 10px 50px;
writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
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, and the end of the element is moved from right side to left side:
margin-inline: 10px 50px;
direction: rtl;
}
Related Pages
CSS direction property:CSS Direction property
CSS margin-inline-end property:CSS Margin-inline-end property
CSS margin-inline-start property:CSS Margin-inline-start property
CSS margin-bottom property:CSS Margin-bottom property
CSS margin-inline property:CSS Margin-inline
CSS margin-left property:CSS Margin-left
CSS margin-right property:CSS Margin-right
CSS margin-top property:CSS Margin-top
CSS writing-mode property:CSS Writing-mode property
