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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Make It Beautiful With CSS Adding a Style to several Elements using Class

Posted by Avery Pierce
Avery Pierce
1,869 Points

how can I add the padding and margin, what is the correct form to add it in?

What is the correct form for padding and margin in the css styling?

index.html 
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>List Example</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
  </head>
  <body>

    <a href="#"class="social-links">Follow me on Twitter!</a>
    <a href="#" class="social-links">Send me an Email!</a>

  </body>
</html>
styles.css 
.social-links{
}

2 Answers

Chukwuemeka Chima
Chukwuemeka Chima
3,454 Points

You need to specify the margin and padding properties as key-value pairs. So below you specify the margin property and assign a value of 10px to it.

.social-links{
  padding: 15px;
  margin: 10px;
}
Avery Pierce
Avery Pierce
1,869 Points
Avery Pierce
Avery Pierce
1,869 Points

Thank you sir

Chukwuemeka Chima
Chukwuemeka Chima
3,454 Points

You are welcome. I glad to have been of help.