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CSS Properties

animation
appearance
backface-visibility
background
border
bottom
box
caption-side
clear
clip
color
column
content
counter-increment
counter-reset
cursor
direction
display
empty-cells
float
font
grid-columns
grid-rows
hanging-punctuation
height
icon
left
letter-spacing
line-height
list-style
margin
max-height
max-width
min-height
min-width
nav
opacity
outline
overflow
overflow-x
overflow-y
padding
page-break
perspective
perspective-origin
position
punctuation-trim
quotes
resize
right
rotation
rotation-point
table-layout
target
text
top
transform
transition
vertical-align
visibility
width
white-space
word-spacing
word-break
word-wrap
z-index

CSS margin-top Property


Example

Set the top margin for a p element:

p
{
margin-top:2cm;
}

Try it yourself »

Definition and Usage

The margin-top property sets the top margin of an element.

Note: Negative values are allowed.

Default value: 0
Inherited: no
Version: CSS1
JavaScript syntax: object.style.marginTop="10px"

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The margin-top property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "inherit" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 supports "inherit".

Property Values

Value Description Play it
auto The browser calculates a top margin Play it »
length Specifies a fixed top margin in px, pt, cm, etc. Default value is 0px Play it »
% Specifies a top margin in percent of the width of the containing element Play it »
inherit Specifies that the top margin should be inherited from the parent element

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Margin

HTML DOM reference: marginTop property


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