margin-top

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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.

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This property has no effect on non-replaced inline elements, such as {{HTMLElement("span")}} or {{HTMLElement("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 */
margin-top: anchor-size(height);
margin-top: calc(anchor-size(--myAnchor self-inline, 25px) / 4);

/* 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

{{cssxref("<length>")}}
- : The size of the margin as a fixed value.
  - For anchor-positioned elements, the {{cssxref("anchor-size()")}} function resolves to a {{cssxref("<length>")}} value relative to the associated anchor element’s width or height (see Setting element margin based on anchor size).
{{cssxref("<percentage>")}}
- : The size of the margin as a percentage, relative to the inline size (width in a horizontal language, defined by {{cssxref("writing-mode")}} ) of the containing block.
auto
- : The browser selects a suitable value to use. See {{cssxref("margin")}} .

Formal definition

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Formal syntax

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Examples

Setting positive and negative top margins

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

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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