W3cubDocs

/CSS

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: 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 width of the containing block.
auto
The browser selects a suitable value to use. See margin.

Formal syntax

<length> | <percentage> | auto

Examples

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

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Basic Box Model
The definition of 'margin-top' in that specification.
Working Draft No significant change
CSS Transitions
The definition of 'margin-top' in that specification.
Working Draft Defines margin-top as animatable.
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1)
The definition of 'margin-top' in that specification.
Recommendation Removes its effect on inline elements.
CSS Level 1
The definition of 'margin-top' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition
Initial value 0
Applies to all elements, except elements with table display types other than table-caption, table and inline-table. It also applies to ::first-letter.
Inherited no
Percentages refer to the width of the containing block
Media visual
Computed value the percentage as specified or the absolute length
Animation type a length
Canonical order the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 1 12 1 3 3.5 1
auto 1 ? 1 6
6
The auto value is not supported in quirks mode.
3.5 1
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 1 ? Yes 4 6 1 ?
auto ? ? ? 4 ? ? ?

© 2005–2018 Mozilla Developer Network and individual contributors.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/margin-top