padding-inline
==============

The **`padding-inline`** CSS shorthand property defines the logical inline start and end padding of an element, which maps to physical padding properties depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation.

Try it
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Constituent properties
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This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

* `padding-inline-end`
* `padding-inline-start`
Syntax
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```css
/\* <length> values \*/
padding-inline: 10px 20px; /\* An absolute length \*/
padding-inline: 1em 2em; /\* relative to the text size \*/
padding-inline: 10px; /\* sets both start and end values \*/

/\* <percentage> values \*/
padding-inline: 5% 2%; /\* relative to the nearest block container's width \*/

/\* Global values \*/
padding-inline: inherit;
padding-inline: initial;
padding-inline: revert;
padding-inline: revert-layer;
padding-inline: unset;
```


The `padding-inline` property may be specified with one or two values. If one value is given, it is used as the value for both `padding-inline-start` and `padding-inline-end`. If two values are given, the first is used for `padding-inline-start` and the second for `padding-inline-end`.

### Values

`<length>`

The size of the padding as a fixed value. Must be nonnegative.

`<percentage>`

The size of the padding as a percentage, relative to the inline size (*width* in a horizontal language, defined by `writing-mode`) of the containing block. Must be nonnegative.

Description
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Values for this property correspond to the `padding-top` and `padding-bottom`, or `padding-right`, and `padding-left` property depending on the values defined for `writing-mode`, `direction`, and `text-orientation`.

Formal definition
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|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:* `padding-inline-start`: `0`
* `padding-inline-end`: `0`
 |
| Applies to | all elements, except `table-row-group`, `table-header-group`, `table-footer-group`, `table-row`, `table-column-group` and `table-column` |
| Inherited | no |
| Percentages | logical-width of containing block |
| Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:* `padding-inline-start`: as `<length>`
* `padding-inline-end`: as `<length>`
 |
| Animation type | a length |

Formal syntax
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```

padding-inline =   
  <'padding-top'>{1,2}    
  
```

Examples
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### Setting inline padding for vertical text

#### HTML


```html
<div>
  <p class="exampleText">Example text</p>
</div>
```


#### CSS


```css
div {
  background-color: yellow;
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
}

.exampleText {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  padding-inline: 20px 40px;
  background-color: #c8c800;
}
```


#### Result

Specifications
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| Specification |
| --- |
| CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # propdef-padding-inline |

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See also
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* CSS Logical Properties and Values
* The mapped physical properties: `padding-top`, `padding-right`, `padding-bottom`, and `padding-left`
* `writing-mode`, `direction`, `text-orientation`