CSS - margin-block-start

Example

 

HTML Content

HTML
<div>
  <p class="exampleText">Example text</p>
</div>

CSS Content

CSS
div {
  background-color: yellow;
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
}

.exampleText {
  writing-mode: vertical-lr;
  margin-block-start: 20px;
  background-color: #c8c800;
}

Syntax  

CSS
/* <length> values */
margin-block-start: 10px;      /* An absolute length */
margin-block-start: 1em;       /* A length relative to the text size */
margin-block-start: 5%;        /* A margin relative to the nearest block container's width */

/* Keyword values */
margin-block-start: auto;

/* Global values */
margin-block-start: inherit;
margin-block-start: initial;
margin-block-start: unset;

Values

The margin-block-start property takes the same values as the margin-left property.

Formal syntax

CSS
<a href="css/margin-left" title="&lt;length&gt; | &lt;percentage&gt; | auto"><'margin-left'></a>

Description  

This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for the proper prefixes to use in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the spec changes.

The margin-block-start CSS property defines the logical block start margin of an element, which maps to a physical margin depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the margin-topmargin-rightmargin-bottom, or margin-left property depending on the values defined for writing-mode, direction, and text-orientation.

It relates to margin-block-end, margin-inline-start, and margin-inline-end, which define the other margins of the element.

Initial value0
Applies tosame as margin
Inheritedno
Percentagesdepends on layout model
Mediavisual
Computed valueif specified as a length, the corresponding absolute length; if specified as a percentage, the specified value; otherwise, auto
Animatableno
Canonical orderthe unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Browser Compatibility  

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support Not supported 41.0 (41.0)[1] Not supported Not supported Not supported
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support Not supported 41.0 (41.0)[1] Not supported Not supported Not supported

[1] Available since Gecko 38, but behind the preference layout.css.vertical-text.enabled, then disabled by default.

See Also  

 

Specification Status Comment
CSS Logical Properties Level 1
The definition of 'margin-block-start' in that specification.
Editor's Draft Initial definition

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/css/margin-block-start

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