How to change padding of Div using CSS?

Answer

To change padding of Div using CSS, you can set the padding style property for the div elements with the values like 20px, 2rem, 1.1in, etc.

CSS Code

The following is the typical CSS code to change padding of Div in HTML page using tag name div.

Using pixels for padding

div {
   padding: 20px;
}

Using padding relative to parent dimensions

div {
   padding: 2rem;
}

Using inches for padding

div {
   padding: 1.1in;
}

Examples

We shall go through some working examples on how to change padding of Div using CSS. In the following examples, you may change the value of padding and Run the code to visually observe the changes made to the Div elements.