Padding, Borders, Outlines, and Margins in CSS
CSS Box Model Details
Published on 10. December 2015
78 pages
978-1-4919-2977-3 (ISBN)
Description
The ability to apply margins, borders, and padding to any web page element is one of the things that sets CSS so far above traditional markup. With this practical guide, you will not only learn how to use these properties to lay out your document, but also how to change and control the appearance of any element on the page.
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- Understand the CSS box model, including the way different properties relate to one another
- Use tricks for defining padding values, including inline element padding
- Explore border width, style, and color, plus the use of border images
- Learn how to use outlines: presentational elements that won't affect layout
- Dive into the use of margins, including the way top and bottom margins collapse
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Content
- Intro
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Safari® Books Online
- How to Contact Us
- Padding, Borders, Outlines, and Margins
- Basic Element Boxes
- Width and Height
- Padding
- Replicating Values
- Single-Side Padding
- Percentage Values and Padding
- Padding and Inline Elements
- Padding and Replaced Elements
- Borders
- Borders with Style
- Border Widths
- Border Colors
- Shorthand Border Properties
- Global Borders
- Borders and Inline Elements
- Image Borders
- Outlines
- Outline Styles
- Outline Width
- Outline Color
- How They Are Different
- Margins
- Length Values and Margins
- Percentages and Margins
- Single-Side Margin Properties
- Margin Collapsing
- Negative Margins
- Margins and Inline Elements
- Summary
- About the Author
