margin-top

The margin-top CSS property sets the margin area on the top of an element. A positive value places it farther from its neighbors, while a negative value places it closer.

This property has no effect on non-replaced inline elements, such as <span> or <code>.

Syntax

/* <length> values */
margin-top: 10px; /* An absolute length */
margin-top: 1em; /* relative to the text size */
margin-top: 5%; /* relative to the nearest block container's width */

/* Keyword values */
margin-top: auto;

/* Global values */
margin-top: inherit;
margin-top: initial;
margin-top: revert;
margin-top: revert-layer;
margin-top: unset;

The margin-top 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 inline size (width in a horizontal language, defined by writing-mode) 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 internal table elements, ruby base containers, and ruby annotation containers
Inherited	no
Computed value	the keyword auto or a computed <length-percentage> value
Animation type	by computed value type

Formal syntax

<length-percentage> | auto

Examples

Setting positive and negative top margins

.content {
  margin-top: 5%;
}
.sidebox {
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.logo {
  margin-top: -5px;
}
#footer {
  margin-top: 1em;
}

css properties margin-top