CSS Property: padding-left
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The CSS (CSS1) padding-left property sets the width of
the left padding (space) of an element.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
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Value
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Description
|
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length
|
Any specified thickness
as a CSS length
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%
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As percentage of width
of containing element
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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.paddingLeft="4px"
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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>
div {border: 2px solid red; width: 100px; background-color: yellow}
span {border: 2px solid green; background-color: aqua;}
.x1 {padding-left: 5px;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
1. Element with default property<br>
<div><span>1</span></div><br><br>
2. Element set using in-file HTML style<br>
<div><span class="x1">2</span></div><br><br>
3. Element set using JavaScript<br>
<div><span id="x2">3</span></div>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.backgroundColor = "aqua";
document.getElementById("x2").style.paddingTop = "5px";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyPaddingLeft() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.paddingLeft = "5px"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).paddingLeft == "5px");
} |
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