The margin-bottom
CSS property sets the margin area on the bottom of an element. A positive value places it farther from its neighbors, while a negative value places it closer.
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[[File:../../../../../media.prod.mdn.mozit.cloud/attachments/2012/09/17/4045/3ed6dc0d85621a274e37d72c4afb76a5/margin-bottom.svg|The effect of the CSS margin-bottom property on the element box]]
This property has no effect on non-replaced inline elements, such as <span>
or <code>
.
Syntax
/* <length> values */ margin-bottom: 10px; /* An absolute length */ margin-bottom: 1em; /* relative to the text size */ margin-bottom: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */ /* Keyword values */ margin-bottom: auto; /* Global values */ margin-bottom: inherit; margin-bottom: initial; margin-bottom: unset;
The margin-bottom
property is specified as the keyword auto
, or a <length>
, or a <percentage>
. Its value can be positive, zero, or negative.
Values
<length>
- The size of the margin as a fixed value.
<percentage>
- The size of the margin as a percentage, relative to the width of the containing block.
auto
- The browser selects a suitable value to use. See
margin
.
Formal definition
Initial value | 0
|
Applies to | all elements, except elements with table display types other than table-caption , table and inline-table . It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line .
|
Inherited | no |
Percentages | refer to the width of the containing block |
Computed value | the percentage as specified or the absolute length |
Animation type | a length |
Formal syntax
<length> | <percentage> | auto
Examples
Setting positive and negative bottom margins
HTML
<div class="container">
<div class="box0">Box 0</div>
<div class="box1">Box 1</div>
<div class="box2">Box one's negative margin pulls me up</div>
</div>
CSS
CSS for divs to set margin-bottom and height
.box0 {
margin-bottom:1em;
height:3em;
}
.box1 {
margin-bottom:-1.5em;
height:4em;
}
.box2 {
border:1px dashed black;
border-width:1px 0;
margin-bottom:2em;
}
Some definitions for container and divs so margins' effects can be seen more clearly
.container {
background-color:orange;
width:320px;
border:1px solid black;
}
div {
width:320px;
background-color:gold;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Basic Box ModelThe definition of 'margin-bottom' in that specification. | Working Draft | No significant change |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1)The definition of 'margin-bottom' in that specification. | Recommendation | Removes its effect on inline elements. |
CSS Level 1The definition of 'margin-bottom' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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margin-bottom
|
Chrome
Full support 1 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support 1 |
IE
Full support 3 |
Opera
Full support 3.5 |
Safari
Full support 1 |
WebView Android
Full support 1 |
Chrome Android
Full support 18 |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support 10.1 |
Safari iOS
Full support 1 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 1.0 |
auto
|
Chrome
Full support 1 |
Edge Full support 12 Full support 12 Notes' The |
Firefox
Full support 1 |
IE Full support 6 Full support 6 Notes' The |
Opera
Full support 3.5 |
Safari
Full support 1 |
WebView Android
Full support 37 |
Chrome Android
Full support 18 |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support 14 |
Safari iOS
Full support 1 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- See implementation notes.'
- See implementation notes.
See also
margin-top
,margin-right
, andmargin-left
and themargin
shorthand- The mapped logical properties:
margin-block-start
,margin-block-end
,margin-inline-start
, andmargin-inline-end
and the shorthandsmargin-block
andmargin-inline
margin-bottom by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.