This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The padding-inline-end
CSS property defines the logical inline end padding of an element, which maps to a physical padding depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation.
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Syntax
/* <length> values */ padding-inline-end: 10px; /* An absolute length */ padding-inline-end: 1em; /* A length relative to the text size */ /* <percentage> value */ padding-inline-end: 5%; /* A padding relative to the block container's width */ /* Global values */ padding-inline-end: inherit; padding-inline-end: initial; padding-inline-end: unset;
Values
The padding-inline-end
property takes the same values as the padding-left
property.
Description
This property corresponds to the padding-top
, padding-right
, padding-bottom
, or padding-left
property depending on the values defined for writing-mode
, direction
, and text-orientation
.
It relates to padding-block-start
, padding-block-end
, and padding-inline-start
, which define the other paddings of the element.
Formal definition
Initial value | 0 |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | logical-width of containing block |
Computed value | as <length> |
Animation type | a length |
Formal syntax
<'padding-left'>
Examples
Setting inline end padding for vertical text
HTML
<div> <p class="exampleText">Example text</p> </div>
CSS
div { background-color: yellow; width: 120px; height: 120px; } .exampleText { writing-mode: vertical-lr; padding-inline-end: 20px; background-color: #C8C800; }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 The definition of 'padding-inline-end' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
padding-inline-end | Chrome
Full support
69
| Edge
Full support
79
| Firefox
Full support
41
| IE No support No | Opera
Full support
56
| Safari
Full support
12.1
| WebView Android
Full support
69
| Chrome Android
Full support
69
| Firefox Android
Full support
41
| Opera Android
Full support
48
| Safari iOS
Full support
12.2
| Samsung Internet Android
Full support
10.0
|
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- Uses a non-standard name.
- Uses a non-standard name.
See also
- The mapped physical properties:
padding-top
,padding-right
,padding-bottom
, andpadding-left
writing-mode
,direction
,text-orientation