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Understanding Padding, Width, and Margin in CSS

Sure! Here's the plain text version of your blog post about CSS padding, width, and margin , written for easy copy-pasting into the Blogspot Compose mode (no HTML tags, just text): Understanding Padding, Width, and Margin in CSS When designing web pages, understanding how elements are spaced and sized is essential. Three important CSS properties that control this are padding , width , and margin . Let's break down what each one does. 1. Padding Padding is the space inside an element, between the content and the border. Examples: padding: 10px; – All sides padding: 10px 20px; – Top/Bottom: 10px, Left/Right: 20px padding: 10px 15px 20px 25px; – Top, Right, Bottom, Left Key notes: Padding adds space inside the element. It affects the total size of the box. It does not create space between elements. 2. Width Width sets the horizontal size of the content area. Examples: width: 300px; width: 50%; – Half the width of the parent element width: auto; –...