The padding-left CSS property sets the padding space on the left side of an element.
| Initial Value | 0 |
| Applies to | All elements, an exception is made when the display property is set to table-row-group, table-header-group, table-footer-group, table-row, table-column-group and table-column. It also applies to ::first-letter. |
| Inherited | No. |
| Animatable | Yes. Padding space is animatable. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.paddingLeft = “40px”; |
Syntax
padding-left: length | initial | inherit;Example of the padding-left property:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p {
border: 2px solid #000;
color: #1c87c9;
padding-left: 100px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Padding-left property example</h2>
<p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.</p>
</body>
</html>Result
Example of the padding-left property defined as “3cm”:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p {
border: 2px solid #000;
color: #1c87c9;
padding-left: 3cm;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Padding-left property example</h2>
<p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.</p>
</body>
</html>Example of the padding-left property with the “percentage” value:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p {
border: 3px solid #cccccc;
color: deepskyblue;
padding: 20px;
padding-left: 15%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Padding-left property example</h2>
<p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.</p>
</body>
</html>