CSS margin-inline-start Property
Example
Set the margin at the start in the inline direction:
div {
margin-inline-start: 35px;
}
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Definition and Usage
The margin-inline-start property specifies the margin at the start in the inline direction.
The CSS
margin-inline and
margin-block properties are very similar to CSS properties
margin-top,
margin-bottom,
margin-left and
margin-right, but the
margin-inline and
margin-block properties are dependent on block and inline directions.
Note: The related CSS properties writing-mode and direction define inline direction. This affects where the start and end of an element is and the result of the margin-inline-start property. For pages in English, block direction is downward and inline direction is left to right.
| Default value: | auto |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.marginInlineStart="50px" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| margin-inline-start | 69.0 | 79.0 | 68.0 | 14.1 | 56.0 |
CSS Syntax
margin-inline-start: auto|value|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| auto | Default. The element's default margin-inline-start value. | Demo ❯ |
| length | Specifies margin-inline-start in px, pt, cm, etc. Negative values are allowed. Read about length units | Demo ❯ |
| % | Specifies margin-inline-start in percent relative to size of parent element in the inline direction. | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
With the writing-mode property value of a <div> element set to 'vertical-rl', the inline direction is downwards. The result is that the start of the element is moved from left side to top:
div {
margin-inline-start: 50px;
writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
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Example
With the direction property value of a <div> element set to 'rtl', the inline direction is right to left. The result is that the start of the element is moved from left side to left right:
div {
margin-inline-start: 50px;
direction: rtl;
}
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Related Pages
CSS direction property: CSS Direction property
CSS margin-inline-end property: CSS Margin-inline-end property
CSS margin-bottom property: CSS Margin-bottom property
CSS margin-inline property: CSS Margin-inline
CSS margin-left property: CSS Margin-left
CSS margin-right property: CSS Margin-right
CSS margin-top property: CSS Margin-top
CSS writing-mode property: CSS Writing-mode property