CSS padding-bottom Property

Description

The padding-bottom property of an element sets the padding space required on the bottom side of an element. The padding area is the space between the content of the element and it's border. A negative value is not allowed.

Initial value: 0
Applies to: All elements
Inherited: No
Media: Visual
Computed value: <length> - the percentage as specified or the absolute length
Animatable: Yes
CSS Version: CSS1, CSS2, CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.paddingBottom

Syntax

padding-bottom: [ <length> | <percentage> ]

Values

<length>Specifies a positive fixed width.
<percentage>A percentage with respect to the width of the containing block.
inherit

Example

HTML

<div class="layer">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</div>

CSS

.layer { 
   background: #fc3;
   border-top: 5px solid #000;
   border-bottom: 5px solid #000; 
   padding: 5px;
   padding-bottom: 40px;
}

Result

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Browser Support

Desktop

4	12	1	1	3.5	1

Tablets / Mobile

≤37	18	4	14	1	1.0

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 3rd November 2019

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