CSS Right Padding

How to create space between right border and text?
How to handle right padding in html using style sheet?

Explanation

Property :

Right Padding

Usage:


padding-right: 10px;
padding-right: 10pt;
padding-right: 10%;
padding-right: auto;

Definition:


This will set the right padding of the object.
It takes the following values.
a) pt : You can set values in points. (e.g: 10pt or 100pt).
b) px : You can set values in pixels. (e.g: 10px or 100px).
c) % : You can set values in percentage. (e.g: 10% or 100%).
d) auto : This will set a automatic margin.

Example 1:


<div style="padding-right: 20px;">testing right padding</div>
Result:

testing right padding

Note: The difference between padding and margin is that padding set values inside the objects scope, while margin moves the whole object away from the nearby object.

Example 2:


<div style="padding-right: 30pt;">testing right padding</div>
Result:

testing right padding


Example 3:


<div style="padding-right: 10%;">testing right padding</div>
We don't recommend this as it might cause issues in few browsers like IE

Example 4:


<div style="padding-right: auto;">testing right padding</div>
Result:

testing right padding



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