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margin-left

The amount of space to the left of the element's box.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later
Notes:
  • In the style sheets box model, the margin is the space outside of the border. It separates the box from other boxes to the left and right, as well as above and below.

See Also:

margin, margin-bottom, margin-right, margin-top

Possible Values:

auto
The default margin used by the element.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

[length]
An absolute margin size.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

[percentage]
The margin as a percentage of the element's block width.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Example:
<IMG SRC="home2.gif" BORDER=1>
<IMG SRC="home2.gif" BORDER=1>
<P>
<IMG SRC="home2.gif" BORDER=1>
<IMG SRC="home2.gif" BORDER=1 STYLE="margin-left: 25px">
How It Looks:


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