Margin
Margin utilities are based on a global spacing scale which helps keep horizontal and vertical spacing consistent. These utilities help us reduce the amount of custom CSS that share the same properties, and allows to achieve many different page layouts using the same styles.
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Naming convention
Since margin utilities have many variations and will be used in many places, we use a shorthand naming convention to help keep class names succinct.
| Shorthand | Description |
|---|---|
| m | margin |
| t | top |
| r | right |
| b | bottom |
| l | left |
| x | horizontal, left & right |
| y | vertical, top & bottom |
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4px |
| 2 | 8px |
| 3 | 16px |
| 4 | 24px |
| 5 | 32px |
| 6 | 40px |
| 7 | 48px |
| 8 | 64px |
| 9 | 80px |
| 10 | 96px |
| 11 | 112px |
| 12 | 128px |
Uniform margins
Use uniform spacing utilities to apply equal margin to all sides of an element. These utilities can change or override default margins, and can be used with a spacing scale from 0-6.
Directional margins
Use directional utilities to apply margin to an individual side, or the X and Y axis of an element. Directional utilities can change or override default margins, and can be used with a spacing scale of 0-6.
Extended vertical margins
The extended scale starts from spacer 7 up to 12. Note: Only the y-axis (mt, mb and my) and its responsive variants are supported.
Center elements
Use mx-autoto center block elements with a set width.
We also provide directional margin auto. mt-auto, mr-auto, mb-auto, ml-auto
Reset margins
Reset margins built into typography elements or other components with m-0, mt-0, mr-0, mb-0, ml-0, mx-0, and my-0.
Responsive margins
All margin utilities can be adjusted per breakpoint using the following formula: m[direction]-[breakpoint]-[spacer]. Each responsive style is applied to the specified breakpoint and up.
Negative margins
You can add negative margins to the top, right, bottom, or left of an item by adding a negative margin utility. The formula for this is: m[direction]-n[spacer], where spacer runs from 1 to 6. This also works responsively, with the following formula: m[direction]-[breakpoint]-n[spacer].
Extended negative margins
You can use the extended spacing scale for top and bottom margins, ranging from 1 to 12.