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CSS

Posted by Ashot Hakobyan
Ashot Hakobyan
452 Points

What is the difference between padding and margin?

Maybe my question will sound stupid but what is the difference between padding and margin?

Thanks:)

1 Answer

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

It has to do with the box model. I think visuals help, and this blog post shows that: https://css-tricks.com/the-css-box-model/

Ashot Hakobyan
Ashot Hakobyan
452 Points

Thanks a lot :)

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

You're welcome