Does Bootstrap have built-in padding and margin classes like pad-10
, mar-left-10
or I have to add my own custom classes? For example, similar to the ones here at padding and margin tabs.
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Bootstrap 5 has changed the ml,mr,pl,pr
classes, which no longer work if you're upgrading from a lower version.
The l
and r
have now been replaced with s
(...which is confusing) and e
(east?) respectively.
From bootstrap website:
Where property is one of:
Where sides is one of:
0 - for classes that eliminate the margin or padding by setting it to 0 1 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer * .25 2 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer * .5 3 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer 4 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer * 1.5 5 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer * 3 auto - for classes that set the margin to auto (You can add more sizes by adding entries to the $spacers Sass map variable.)
I'm adding this code to my Bootstrap3.3 project with the same grid columns breakpoints, based with the @guest answer. Before I have used the Bootstrap 4 padding and margins helper it seens to be a good choice.
/*Margin and Padding helpers*/
/*xs*/
.p-xs { padding: .25em; }
.p-x-xs { padding: 0 .25em; }
.p-y-xs { padding: .25em 0 ; }
.p-t-xs { padding-top: .25em; }
.p-r-xs { padding-right: .25em; }
.p-b-xs { padding-bottom: .25em; }
.p-l-xs { padding-left: .25em; }
.m-xs { margin: .25em; }
.m-x-xs { margin: 0 .25em; }
.m-y-xs { margin: .25em 0 ; }
.m-r-xs { margin-right: .25em; }
.m-l-xs { margin-left: .25em; }
.m-t-xs { margin-top: .25em; }
.m-b-xs { margin-bottom: .25em; }
/*sm*/
@media (min-width:768px){
/*sm*/
.p-sm { padding: .5em; }
.p-x-sm { padding: 0 .5em; }
.p-y-sm { padding: .5em 0 ; }
.p-t-sm { padding-top: .5em; }
.p-r-sm { padding-right: .5em; }
.p-b-sm { padding-bottom: .5em; }
.p-l-sm { padding-left: .5em; }
.m-sm { margin: .5em; }
.m-x-sm { margin: 0 .5em; }
.m-y-sm { margin: .5em 0 ; }
.m-t-sm { margin-top: .5em; }
.m-r-sm { margin-right: .5em; }
.m-b-sm { margin-bottom: .5em; }
.m-l-sm { margin-left: .5em; }
}
/*md*/
@media (min-width: 992px){
.p-md { padding: 1em; }
.p-x-md { padding: 0 1em; }
.p-y-md { padding: 1em 0; }
.p-t-md { padding-top: 1em; }
.p-r-md { padding-right: 1em; }
.p-b-md { padding-bottom: 1em; }
.p-l-md { padding-left: 1em; }
.m-md { margin: 1em; }
.m-x-md { margin: 0 1em; }
.m-y-md { margin: 1em 0 ; }
.m-t-md { margin-top: 1em; }
.m-r-md { margin-right: 1em; }
.m-b-md { margin-bottom: 1em; }
.m-l-md { margin-left: 1em; }
}
/*lg*/
@media (min-width: 1200px){
.p-lg { padding: 1.5em; }
.p-x-lg { padding: 0 1.5em; }
.p-y-lg { padding: 1.5em 0; }
.p-t-lg { padding-top: 1.5em; }
.p-r-lg { padding-right: 1.5em; }
.p-b-lg { padding-bottom: 1.5em; }
.p-l-lg { padding-left: 1.5em; }
.m-lg { margin: 1.5em; }
.m-x-lg { margin: 0 1.5em; }
.m-y-lg { margin: 1.5em 0; }
.m-t-lg { margin-top: 1.5em; }
.m-r-lg { margin-right: 1.5em; }
.m-b-lg { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
.m-l-lg { margin-left: 1.5em; }
}
/*xl*/
.p-xl { padding: 3em; }
.p-x-xl { padding: 0 3em; }
.p-y-xl { padding: 3em 0 ; }
.p-t-xl { padding-top: 3em; }
.p-r-xl { padding-right: 3em; }
.p-b-xl { padding-bottom: 3em; }
.p-l-xl { padding-left: 3em; }
.m-xl { margin: 3em; }
.m-x-xl { margin: 0 3em; }
.m-y-xl { margin: 3em 0; }
.m-t-xl { margin-top: 3em; }
.m-r-xl { margin-right: 3em; }
.m-b-xl { margin-bottom: 3em; }
.m-l-xl { margin-left: 3em; }``
Bootstrap 4 has a new notation for margin and padding classes. Refer to Bootstrap 4.0 Documentation - Spacing.
From the documentation:
Notation
Spacing utilities that apply to all breakpoints, from
xs
toxl
, have no breakpoint abbreviation in them. This is because those classes are applied frommin-width: 0
and up, and thus are not bound by a media query. The remaining breakpoints, however, do include a breakpoint abbreviation.The classes are named using the format
{property}{sides}-{size}
forxs
and{property}{sides}-{breakpoint}-{size}
forsm
,md
,lg
, andxl
.Examples
.mt-0 { margin-top: 0 !important; }
.p-3 { padding: $spacer !important; }
I think what you're asking about is how to create responsive spacing between rows
or col-xx-xx
classes.
You can definitely do this with the col-xx-offset-xx
class:
<div class="col-xs-4">
</div>
<div class="col-xs-7 col-xs-offset-1">
</div>
As for adding margin
or padding
directly to elements, there are some simple ways to do this depending on your element. You can use btn-lg
or label-lg
or well-lg
. If you're ever wondering, how can i give this alittle padding. Try adding the primary class name
+ lg
or sm
or md
depending on your size needs:
<button class="btn btn-success btn-lg btn-block">Big Button w/ Display: Block</button>
These spacing notations are quite effective in custom changes. You can also use negative values there too. Official
Though we can use them whenever we want. Bootstrap Spacing
Bootstrap has many facility of classes to easily style elements if HTML. It includes a various of padding and margin classes for modification of the appearance of the element.
.m-0 { margin:0!important; }
.m-1 { margin:.25rem!important; }
.m-2 { margin:.5rem!important; }
.m-3 { margin:1rem!important; }
.m-4 { margin:1.5rem!important; }
.m-5 { margin:3rem!important; }
.mt-0 { margin-top:0!important; }
.mr-0 { margin-right:0!important; }
.mb-0 { margin-bottom:0!important; }
.ml-0 { margin-left:0!important; }
.mx-0 { margin-left:0!immortant;margin-right:0!immortant; }
.my-0 { margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important; }
.mt-1 { margin-top:.25rem!important; }
.mr-1 { margin-right:.25rem!important; }
.mb-1 { margin-bottom:.25rem!important; }
.ml-1 { margin-left:.25rem!important; }
.mx-1 { margin-left:.25rem!important;margin-right:.25rem!important; }
.my-1 { margin-top:.25rem!important;margin-bottom:.25rem!important; }
.mt-2 { margin-top:.5rem!important; }
.mr-2 { margin-right:.5rem!important; }
.mb-2 { margin-bottom:.5rem!important; }
.ml-2 { margin-left:.5rem!important; }
.mx-2 { margin-right:.5rem!important;margin-left:.5rem!important; }
.my-2 { margin-top:.5rem!important;margin-bottom:.5rem!important; }
.mt-3 { margin-top:1rem!important; }
.mr-3 { margin-right:1rem!important; }
.mb-3 { margin-bottom:1rem!important; }
.ml-3 { margin-left:1rem!important; }
.mx-3 { margin-right:1rem!important;margin-left:1rem!important; }
.my-3 { margin-bottom:1rem!important;margin-top:1rem!important; }
.mt-4 { margin-top:1.5rem!important; }
.mr-4 { margin-right:1.5rem!important; }
.mb-4 { margin-bottom:1.5rem!important; }
.ml-4 { margin-left:1.5rem!important; }
.mx-4 { margin-right:1.5rem!important;margin-left:1.5rem!important; }
.my-4 { margin-top:1.5rem!important;margin-bottom:1.5rem!important; }
.mt-5 { margin-top:3rem!important; }
.mr-5 { margin-right:3rem!important; }
.mb-5 { margin-bottom:3rem!important; }
.ml-5 { margin-left:3rem!important; }
.mx-5 { margin-right:3rem!important;margin-left:3rem!important; }
.my-5 { margin-top:3rem!important;margin-bottom:3rem!important; }
.mt-auto { margin-top:auto!important; }
.mr-auto { margin-right:auto!important; }
.mb-auto { margin-bottom:auto!important; }
.ml-auto { margin-left:auto!important; }
.mx-auto { margin-right:auto!important;margin-left:auto!important; }
.my-auto { margin-bottom:auto!important;margin-top:auto!important; }
.p-0 { padding:0!important; }
.p-1 { padding:.25rem!important; }
.p-2 { padding:.5rem!important; }
.p-3 { padding:1rem!important; }
.p-4 { padding:1.5rem!important; }
.p-5 { padding:3rem!important; }
.pt-0 { padding-top:0!important; }
.pr-0 { padding-right:0!important; }
.pb-0 { padding-bottom:0!important; }
.pl-0 { padding-left:0!important; }
.px-0 { padding-left:0!important;padding-right:0!important; }
.py-0 { padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important; }
.pt-1 { padding-top:.25rem!important; }
.pr-1 { padding-right:.25rem!important; }
.pb-1 { padding-bottom:.25rem!important; }
.pl-1 { padding-left:.25rem!important; }
.px-1 { padding-left:.25rem!important;padding-right:.25rem!important; }
.py-1 { padding-top:.25rem!important;padding-bottom:.25rem!important; }
.pt-2 { padding-top:.5rem!important; }
.pr-2 { padding-right:.5rem!important; }
.pb-2 { padding-bottom:.5rem!important; }
.pl-2 { padding-left:.5rem!important; }
.px-2 { padding-right:.5rem!important;padding-left:.5rem!important; }
.py-2 { padding-top:.5rem!important;padding-bottom:.5rem!important; }
.pt-3 { padding-top:1rem!important; }
.pr-3 { padding-right:1rem!important; }
.pb-3 { padding-bottom:1rem!important; }
.pl-3 { padding-left:1rem!important; }
.py-3 { padding-bottom:1rem!important;padding-top:1rem!important; }
.px-3 { padding-right:1rem!important;padding-left:1rem!important; }
.pt-4 { padding-top:1.5rem!important; }
.pr-4 { padding-right:1.5rem!important; }
.pb-4 { padding-bottom:1.5rem!important; }
.pl-4 { padding-left:1.5rem!important; }
.px-4 { padding-right:1.5rem!important;padding-left:1.5rem!important; }
.py-4 { padding-top:1.5rem!important;padding-bottom:1.5rem!important; }
.pt-5 { padding-top:3rem!important; }
.pr-5 { padding-right:3rem!important; }
.pb-5 { padding-bottom:3rem!important; }
.pl-5 { padding-left:3rem!important; }
.px-5 { padding-right:3rem!important;padding-left:3rem!important; }
.py-5 { padding-top:3rem!important;padding-bottom:3rem!important; }
This is taken from the docs and it works very well. Here is the link
Where sides are one of:
if you want to give margin to the left use mt-x where x stands for [1,2,3,4,5]
same for padding
example be like
<div class = "mt-5"></div>
<div class = "pt-5"></div>
Use only p-x or m-x for getting padding and margin of x from all sides.
Bootstrap versions before 4 and 5 do not define ml
, mr
, pl
, and pr
.
Bootstrap versions 4 and 5 define the classes of ml
, mr
, pl
, and pr
.
For example:
mr--1
ml--1
pr--1
pl--1
For bootstrap 4 we have new classes named with following notation
m - for classes that set margin
p - for classes that set padding
Specify Top, bottom,left, right, left & right, top & bottom using below letters
t - for classes that set margin-top (mt) or padding-top (pt)
b - for classes that set margin-bottom or padding-bottom
l - for classes that set margin-left or padding-left
r - for classes that set margin-right or padding-right
x - for classes that set both *-left and *-right
y - for classes that set both *-top and *-bottom
Specify size using following numbers
0 - for classes that eliminate the margin or padding by setting it to 0
1 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer * .25
2 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer * .5
3 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer
4 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer * 1.5
5 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer * 3
Actual Code from bootstrap 4 css file
.mt-0 {
margin-top: 0 !important;
}
.ml-1 {
margin-left: ($spacer * .25) !important;
}
.px-2 {
padding-left: ($spacer * .5) !important;
padding-right: ($spacer * .5) !important;
}
.p-3 {
padding: $spacer !important;
}
Usage
So when you need some padding left just add any class from pl-0
to pl-5
based on your need
If you need margin on top just add any class from mt-0
to mt-5
based on your need
<div class="col-sm-6 mt-5"> this div will have margin top added </div>
<div class="col-sm-6 pl-5"> this div will have padding left added </div>
I would like to give an example which I tried by understanding above documentation and works correctly. If you wish to apply 25% padding on left and right sides medium screen size then please use px-md-1. It works as desired and can similarly follow for other screen sizes. :)
Source: Stackoverflow.com