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CSS

nithin h r
nithin h r
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Posted by nithin h r
nithin h r
5,996 Points

Difference between margin and padding and their visualization

I'm not able to visualise the difference between margin and padding,

please help me.

2 Answers

Brant Wellman
Brant Wellman
9,748 Points
Brant Wellman
Brant Wellman
9,748 Points

Padding is the space between the content and the border, where margin is the space between the border and any outer elements.

This image may help with you visualizing it.

http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_boxmodel.asp