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Margin

Utilities for controlling an element's margin.

Quick reference

ClassDescription
m-{size}margin: {size};
m{side}-{size}margin-{side}: {size};
mx-{size}margin-left: {size}
margin-right: {size}
my-{size}margin-top: {side}
margin-bottom: {size}

Available values
{side}: t(top), r(right), b(bottom), l(left), x(horizontal), y(vertical)
{size}: 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 40, 44, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144

Basic usage

Add margin to all sides

Control the margin on all sides of an element using the m-{size} utilities.

m-32
html
<div class="m-32 ...">m-32</div>

Add margin to a single side

Control the margin on one side of an element using the m{t|r|b|l}-{size} utilities.

For example,mt-16 would add 1.6remwhich should be equivalent of 16px of margin to the top of an element, mr-8 would add 0.8rem (8px) of margin to the right of an element, pb-32 would add 3.2rem (32px) of margin to the bottom of an element, and pl-64 would add 6.4rem (64px) of margin to the left of an element.

ml-32
mt-16
mb-32
mr-24
html
<div class="ml-16 ...">ml-32</div>
<div class="mt-16 ...">mt-16</div>
<div class="mb-32 ...">mb-32</div>
<div class="mr-24 ...">mr-24</div>

Add horizontal margin

Control the horizontal margin of an element using the mx-{size} utilities.

mx-32
html
<div class="mx-32 ...">mx-32</div>

Add vertical margin

Control the vertical margin of an element using the my-{size} utilities.

my-32
html
<div class="my-24 ...">my-24</div>

Using negative values

To use a negative margin value, prefix the class name with a dash to convert it to a negative value.

-mb-48
html
<div class="-mt-32 ...">-mt-32</div>

Arbitrary values

If you need to use a one-off margin value that doesn't make sense to include in your theme, use square brackets to generate a property on the fly using any arbitrary value.

html
<div class="m-[7]">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

You can conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:mt-8 to only apply the mt-8 utility on hover.

html
<div class="mt-4 hover:mt-8">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:mt-8 to apply the mt-8 utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

html
<div class="mt-4 md:mt-8">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>