CSS Property: margin-left
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The CSS (CSS1) margin-left property sets the width of
the left margin of an element.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
|
Value
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Description
|
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length
|
Any specified margin
size as a CSS length
|
|
%
|
Margin specified as
percentage of width of container
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auto
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Browser calculates
margin
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Default Value:
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0
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.marginLeft="30px"
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Inherited:
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No
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Animatable:
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Yes
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
p {border: 2px solid red; width: 400px}
span {border: 2px solid green;}
.x1 {margin-left: 50px;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
Element with default property<br>
<p><span>1</span><span>2</span><span>3</span></p>
Property set using in-file HTML style<br>
<p><span>1</span><span class="x1">2</span><span>3</span></p><br><br>
Property set using JavaScript<br>
<p><span>1</span><span id="x2">2</span><span>3</span></p>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.marginLeft = "50px";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyMarginLeft() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.marginLeft = "50px"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).marginLeft == "50px");
} |
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