Padding-left

The   property is used in CSS and certain HTML tags. It can only be used with an available  or   property, as it provides the information of the padding on the left side of the background color or image around the text. Its values can be entered in pixels or percentages. Pixels generate more accurate results, where percentages often make the padding too large. To specify padding around the entire object, use. To specify a different padding for each side of the object, use,  , or.

To apply this in an HTML document, use:

Pixels

Padded text.

That will produce: Padded text.

Percentages

Padded text.

That will produce: Padded text.

To apply this in CSS, in the  element for example, use:

h1 { background-color:black; color:white; padding-left:5px; }