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margin-top

The margin-top CSS property sets the margin area on the top of an element. A positive value places it farther from its neighbors, while a negative value places it closer.

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This property has no effect on non-replaced inline elements, such as <span> or <code>.

Syntax

/* <length> values */
margin-top: 10px; /* An absolute length */
margin-top: 1em; /* relative to the text size */
margin-top: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */

/* Keyword values */
margin-top: auto;

/* Global values */
margin-top: inherit;
margin-top: initial;
margin-top: revert;
margin-top: revert-layer;
margin-top: unset;

The margin-top 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 inline size (width in a horizontal language, defined by writing-mode) of the containing block.

auto

The browser selects a suitable value to use. See margin.

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

margin-top = 
<length-percentage> |
auto

<length-percentage> =
<length> |
<percentage>

Examples

Setting positive and negative top margins

.content {
  margin-top: 5%;
}
.sidebox {
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.logo {
  margin-top: -5px;
}
#footer {
  margin-top: 1em;
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
margin-top 1 12 1 3 3.5 1 4.4 18 4 10.1 1 1.0
auto 1
12The auto value is not supported in quirks mode.
1
6The auto value is not supported in quirks mode.
3.5 1 37 18 4 14 1 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/margin-top