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padding-block-end

The padding-block-end CSS property defines the logical block end padding of an element, which maps to a physical padding depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation.

{{EmbedInteractiveExample("pages/css/padding-block-end.html")}}

Syntax​

/* <length> values */
padding-block-end: 10px; /* An absolute length */
padding-block-end: 1em; /* A length relative to the text size */

/* <percentage> value */
padding-block-end: 5%; /* A padding relative to the block container's width */

/* Global values */
padding-block-end: inherit;
padding-block-end: initial;
padding-block-end: revert;
padding-block-end: revert-layer;
padding-block-end: unset;

Values​

  • {{cssxref("<length>")}}
    • : The size of the padding as a fixed value. Must be nonnegative.
  • {{cssxref("<percentage>")}}
    • : The size of the padding as a percentage, relative to the inline size (width in a horizontal language, defined by {{cssxref("writing-mode")}}) of the containing block. Must be nonnegative.

Description​

The padding-block-end property is defined in the specification as taking the same values as the {{cssxref("padding-top")}} property. However, the physical property it maps to depends on the values set for {{cssxref("writing-mode")}}, {{cssxref("direction")}}, and {{cssxref("text-orientation")}}. Therefore, it could map to {{cssxref("padding-bottom")}}, {{cssxref("padding-right")}}, or {{cssxref("padding-left")}}.

It relates to {{cssxref("padding-block-start")}}, {{cssxref("padding-inline-start")}}, and {{cssxref("padding-inline-end")}}, which define the other paddings of the element.

Formal definition​

Formal syntax​

Examples​

Setting block 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-block-end: 20px;
  background-color: #c8c800;
}

Result​

{{EmbedLiveSample("Setting_block_end_padding_for_vertical_text", 140, 140)}}

Specifications​

Browser compatibility​

See also​

  • CSS Logical Properties and Values
  • The mapped physical properties: {{cssxref("padding-top")}}, {{cssxref("padding-right")}}, {{cssxref("padding-bottom")}}, and {{cssxref("padding-left")}}
  • {{cssxref("writing-mode")}}, {{cssxref("direction")}}, {{cssxref("text-orientation")}}