Style paddingRight Eigenschaft

Definition and usage

paddingRight Sets or returns the right inner padding of an element.

margin property and padding property They both insert space around the element, but the difference is that margin inserts space around the border, while padding inserts space inside the element's border.

See also:

CSS Tutorial:CSS-Innenabstand

CSS Reference Manual:padding-right property

HTML DOM Reference Manual:padding property

Example

Example 1

Set the right inner padding of the <div> element:

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.paddingRight = "50px";

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Example 2

Reset the right inner padding of the <div> element to "normal":

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.paddingRight = "0px";

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Example 3

Returns the right inner padding of the <div> element:

alert(document.getElementById("myDIV").style.paddingRight);

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Example 4

Difference between marginRight and paddingRight:

function changeMargin() {
  document.getElementById("myDIV").style.marginRight = "200px";
}
function changePadding() {
  document.getElementById("myDIV2").style.paddingRight = "200px";
}

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Syntax

Return the paddingRight property:

object.style.paddingRight

Set the paddingRight property:

object.style.paddingRight = "%|length|initial|inherit"

Property value

Value Description
% Right inner padding is defined as a percentage of the parent element's width.
length Right inner padding is defined with length units.
initial Sets this property to its default value. See initial.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. See inherit.

Technical details

Default value: 0
Return value: A string that represents the right inner padding of an element.
CSS Version: CSS1

Browser support

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