- Spacing
- padding
Spacing
padding
Utilities for controlling an element's padding.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
p-<number> | padding: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
p-(<custom-property>) | padding: var(<custom-property>); |
p-[<value>] | padding: <value>; |
px-<number> | padding-inline: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
px-(<custom-property>) | padding-inline: var(<custom-property>); |
px-[<value>] | padding-inline: <value>; |
py-<number> | padding-block: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
py-(<custom-property>) | padding-block: var(<custom-property>); |
py-[<value>] | padding-block: <value>; |
ps-<number> | padding-inline-start: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
ps-(<custom-property>) | padding-inline-start: var(<custom-property>); |
ps-[<value>] | padding-inline-start: <value>; |
pe-<number> | padding-inline-end: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
pe-(<custom-property>) | padding-inline-end: var(<custom-property>); |
pe-[<value>] | padding-inline-end: <value>; |
pt-<number> | padding-top: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
pt-(<custom-property>) | padding-top: var(<custom-property>); |
pt-[<value>] | padding-top: <value>; |
pr-<number> | padding-right: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
pr-(<custom-property>) | padding-right: var(<custom-property>); |
pr-[<value>] | padding-right: <value>; |
pb-<number> | padding-bottom: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
pb-(<custom-property>) | padding-bottom: var(<custom-property>); |
pb-[<value>] | padding-bottom: <value>; |
pl-<number> | padding-left: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>); |
pl-(<custom-property>) | padding-left: var(<custom-property>); |
pl-[<value>] | padding-left: <value>; |
Examples
Basic example
Use p-<number> utilities like p-4 and p-8 to control the padding on all sides of an element:
<div class="p-8 ...">p-8</div>Adding padding to one side
Use pt-<number>, pr-<number>, pb-<number>, and pl-<number> utilities like pt-6 and pr-4 to control the padding on one side of an element:
<div class="pt-6 ...">pt-6</div><div class="pr-4 ...">pr-4</div><div class="pb-8 ...">pb-8</div><div class="pl-2 ...">pl-2</div>Adding horizontal padding
Use px-<number> utilities like px-4 and px-8 to control the horizontal padding of an element:
<div class="px-8 ...">px-8</div>Adding vertical padding
Use py-<number> utilities like py-4 and py-8 to control the vertical padding of an element:
<div class="py-8 ...">py-8</div>Using logical properties
Use ps-<number> and pe-<number> utilities like ps-4 and pe-8 to set the padding-inline-start and padding-inline-end logical properties, which map to either the left or right side based on the text direction:
Left-to-right
Right-to-left
<div> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="ps-8 ...">ps-8</div> <div class="pe-8 ...">pe-8</div> </div> <div dir="rtl"> <div class="ps-8 ...">ps-8</div> <div class="pe-8 ...">pe-8</div> </div></div>For more control, you can also use the LTR and RTL modifiers to conditionally apply specific styles depending on the current text direction.
Using a custom value
Use utilities like p-[<value>],px-[<value>], and pb-[<value>] to set the padding based on a completely custom value:
<div class="p-[5px] ..."> <!-- ... --></div>For CSS variables, you can also use the p-(<custom-property>) syntax:
<div class="p-(--my-padding) ..."> <!-- ... --></div>This is just a shorthand for p-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.
Responsive design
Prefix a padding utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="py-4 md:py-8 ..."> <!-- ... --></div>Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
Customizing your theme
The p-<number>,px-<number>,py-<number>,ps-<number>,pe-<number>,pt-<number>,pr-<number>,pb-<number>, and pl-<number> utilities are driven by the --spacing theme variable, which can be customized in your own theme:
@theme { --spacing: 1px; }Learn more about customizing the spacing scale in the theme variable documentation.
