HTML | DOM Style marginBottom Property
The Style marginBottom property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the bottom margin of an element.
Syntax:
- It returns the bottom margin of element.
object.style.marginBottom
- It is used to set the bottom margin of an element.
object.style.marginBottom = "length|percentage|auto|initial| inherit"
Return Values: It returns a string value, which represents the bottom margin of an element.
Property Values:
1. length: It is used to set margin to fixed units. Its default value is 0.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginBottom Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> w3wiki </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginBottom Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1">Line One</ div > < div class="div2">Line Two</ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginBottom </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set bottom margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginBottom = '50px'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before clicking the button:
After clicking the button:
2. percentage: It is used to specify the amount of margin as a percentage relative to the width of the containing element.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginBottom Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> w3wiki </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginBottom Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1">Line One</ div > < div class="div2">Line Two</ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginBottom </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set bottom margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginBottom = '10%'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before clicking the button:
After clicking the button:
3. auto: If the value is set to ‘auto’, then the browser automatically calculates a suitable value for the margin size.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginBottom Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> w3wiki </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginBottom Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1" style="margin-bottom:50px;"> Line One </ div > < div class="div2"> Line Two </ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginBottom </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set bottom margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginBottom = 'auto'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before clicking the button:
After clicking the button:
4. initial: This is used to set the property to its default value.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginBottom Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> w3wiki </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginBottom Property</ b > < div class="container"> < div class="div1" style="margin-bottom:50px;"> Line One </ div > < div class="div2"> Line Two </ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginBottom </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set bottom margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginBottom = 'initial'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before clicking the button:
After clicking the button:
5. inherit: This is used to inherit the value from the element’s parent.
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > DOM Style marginBottom Property </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 style="color: green"> w3wiki </ h1 > < b >DOM Style marginBottom Property</ b > < div class="container" style="margin-bottom:50px;"> < div class="div1"> Line One </ div > < div class="div2"> Line Two </ div > < button onclick="setMargin()"> Change marginBottom </ button > </ div > <!-- Script to set bottom margin --> < script > function setMargin() { elem = document.querySelector('.div1'); elem.style.marginBottom = 'inherit'; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before clicking the button:
After clicking the button:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM Style marginBottom property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Internet Explorer 3
- Firefox 1
- Opera 3.5
- Safari 1
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