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HTML How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Center the Wrapper

Diego Andrade
Diego Andrade
1,158 Points
Posted by Diego Andrade
Diego Andrade
1,158 Points

I honestly did not understand the difrent value of the margin can somebody please explain this in a difrent manner pleas

Just looking for a diffrent way of looking at it please help

Matthew Garza
Matthew Garza
26,312 Points

the box model?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Margin is just spacing around an element. You can specify margin separately for top, right, bottom, or left, or you can combine them into one margin property.

You can specify a quantity and unit (like "20px") for a specific size, or "auto" for centering.

Does that help?

Diego Andrade
Diego Andrade
1,158 Points
Diego Andrade
Diego Andrade
1,158 Points

yes thank you very much c:

Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points
Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points

When applying padding to an element it is adding space within the content box (refer to the box model). When applying margin to an element space is added outside of the element to give separation between neighboring elements.