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.

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: unset;

Values

<length>

The size of the padding as a fixed value. Must be nonnegative.

<percentage>

The size of the padding as a percentage, relative to the inline-size 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 padding-top property. However, the phsyical property it maps to depends on the values set for writing-mode, direction, and text-orientation. Therefore, it could map to padding-bottom, padding-right, or padding-left

It relates to padding-block-start, padding-inline-start, and padding-inline-end, 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 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

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
padding-block-end
69
79
41
No
56
12.1
69
69
41
48
12.2
10.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/padding-block-end