padding

Utilities for controlling an element's padding.

Quick reference

Class	Styles
p-<number>	padding: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
p-px	padding: 1px;
p-(<custom-property>)	padding: var(<custom-property>);
p-[<value>]	padding: <value>;
px-<number>	padding-inline: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
px-px	padding-inline: 1px;
px-(<custom-property>)	padding-inline: var(<custom-property>);
px-[<value>]	padding-inline: <value>;
py-<number>	padding-block: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
py-px	padding-block: 1px;
py-(<custom-property>)	padding-block: var(<custom-property>);
py-[<value>]	padding-block: <value>;
ps-<number>	padding-inline-start: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
ps-px	padding-inline-start: 1px;
ps-(<custom-property>)	padding-inline-start: var(<custom-property>);
ps-[<value>]	padding-inline-start: <value>;
pe-<number>	padding-inline-end: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
pe-px	padding-inline-end: 1px;
pe-(<custom-property>)	padding-inline-end: var(<custom-property>);
pe-[<value>]	padding-inline-end: <value>;
pt-<number>	padding-top: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
pt-px	padding-top: 1px;
pt-(<custom-property>)	padding-top: var(<custom-property>);
pt-[<value>]	padding-top: <value>;
pr-<number>	padding-right: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
pr-px	padding-right: 1px;
pr-(<custom-property>)	padding-right: var(<custom-property>);
pr-[<value>]	padding-right: <value>;
pb-<number>	padding-bottom: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
pb-px	padding-bottom: 1px;
pb-(<custom-property>)	padding-bottom: var(<custom-property>);
pb-[<value>]	padding-bottom: <value>;
pl-<number>	padding-left: calc(var(--spacing) * <number>);
pl-px	padding-left: 1px;
pl-(<custom-property>)	padding-left: var(<custom-property>);
pl-[<value>]	padding-left: <value>;

Source: https://tailwindcss.com/guide/padding

Examples

Basic example

Use p-<number> utilities like p-4 and p-8 to control the padding on all sides of an element:

<!-- [!code classes:p-8] -->
<div class="p-8 ...">p-8</div>

Adding padding to one side

Use pt-<number>, pr-<number>, pb-<number>, and pl-<number> utilities like pt-6 and pr-4 to control the padding on one side of an element:

<!-- [!code classes:pt-6,pr-4,pb-8,pl-2] -->
<div class="pt-6 ...">pt-6</div>
<div class="pr-4 ...">pr-4</div>
<div class="pb-8 ...">pb-8</div>
<div class="pl-2 ...">pl-2</div>

Adding horizontal padding

Use px-<number> utilities like px-4 and px-8 to control the horizontal padding of an element:

<!-- [!code classes:px-8] -->
<div class="px-8 ...">px-8</div>

Adding vertical padding

Use py-<number> utilities like py-4 and py-8 to control the vertical padding of an element:

<!-- [!code classes:py-8] -->
<div class="py-8 ...">py-8</div>

Using logical properties

Use ps-<number> or pe-<number> utilities like ps-4 and pe-8 to set the padding-inline-start and padding-inline-end logical properties, which map to either the left or right side based on the text direction:

<!-- [!code classes:ps-8,pe-8] -->
<!-- [!code word:dir="ltr"] -->
<!-- [!code word:dir="rtl"] -->
<div>
  <div dir="ltr">
    <div class="ps-8 ...">ps-8</div>
    <div class="pe-8 ...">pe-8</div>
  </div>
  <div dir="rtl">
    <div class="ps-8 ...">ps-8</div>
    <div class="pe-8 ...">pe-8</div>
  </div>
</div>

For more control, you can also use the LTR and RTL modifiers to conditionally apply specific styles depending on the current text direction.

Using a custom value

Use utilities like p-[<value>],px-[<value>], and pb-[<value>] to set the padding based on a completely custom value:

<div class="p-[5px] ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the p-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="p-(--my-padding) ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

This is just a shorthand for p-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a padding utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

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

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

Customizing your theme

The p-<number>,px-<number>,py-<number>,ps-<number>,pe-<number>,pt-<number>,pr-<number>,pb-<number>, and pl-<number> utilities are driven by the --spacing theme variable, which can be customized in your own theme:

@theme {
  --spacing: 1px;
}

Learn more about customizing the spacing scale in the theme variable documentation.