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Padding and Margin Generator

Set the box model spacing on all four sides and copy the CSS.

Margin space outside the border

Padding space inside the border

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What Is Padding and Margin Generator?

The Padding and Margin Generator sets spacing on all four sides of a box, with a visual box model showing the margin, border, and padding layers. It emits both the shorthand value and the longhand declarations.

Who Uses the Padding and Margin Generator?

Developers use it when a shorthand is ambiguous, for example when padding differs left and right, or to check how spacing affects the total footprint of an element.

How to Use the Padding and Margin Generator

  1. Set the margin value on each of the four sides.
  2. Set the padding value on each of the four sides.
  3. Adjust the border width and corner radius.
  4. Copy the shorthand rules, or the longhand form if you prefer explicit sides.

Why Choose Our Padding and Margin Generator?

  • Visual box model for each layer
  • Shorthand collapses to the shortest correct form
  • Longhand included alongside the shorthand

Try the Padding and Margin Generator above — it is free, fast, and works on any device. Bookmark this page to return whenever you need it.