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    The CSS Box Model

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    The CSS box model treats every HTML element as a box, consisting of margins, borders, padding, and content. The box model allows control of the appearance and layout of elements by defining sizes and spacing. To calculate the full size of an element, you must consider the width/height of content plus padding, borders and margins.

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    The CSS Box Model

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    The CSS box model treats every HTML element as a box, consisting of margins, borders, padding, and content. The box model allows control of the appearance and layout of elements by defining sizes and spacing. To calculate the full size of an element, you must consider the width/height of content plus padding, borders and margins.

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    The CSS box model treats every HTML element as a box, consisting of margins, borders, padding, and content. The box model allows control of the appearance and layout of elements by defining sizes and spacing. To calculate the full size of an element, you must consider the width/height of content plus padding, borders and margins.

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    The CSS Box Model

    All HTML elements can be considered as boxes. In CSS, the term "box model" is
    used when talking about design and layout.

    The CSS box model is essentially a box that wraps around every HTML element.
    It consists of: margins, borders, padding, and the actual content. The image
    below illustrates the box model:

    Explanation of the different parts:

     Content - The content of the box, where text and images appear
     Padding - Clears an area around the content. The padding is transparent
     Border - A border that goes around the padding and content
     Margin - Clears an area outside the border. The margin is transparent

    The box model allows us to add a border around elements, and to define space
    between elements.

    Example
    Demonstration of the box model:

    div {
    width: 300px;
    border: 15px solid green;
    padding: 50px;
    margin: 20px;
    }
    Try it Yourself »

    Width and Height of an Element


    In order to set the width and height of an element correctly in all browsers, you
    need to know how the box model works.

    Important: When you set the width and height properties of an element with
    CSS, you just set the width and height of the content area. To calculate the
    full size of an element, you must also add padding, borders and margins.

    Example
    This <div> element will have a total width of 350px:

    div {
    width: 320px;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 5px solid gray;
    margin: 0;
    }
    Try it Yourself »

    Here is the calculation:

    320px (width)
    + 20px (left + right padding)
    + 10px (left + right border)
    + 0px (left + right margin)
    = 350px

    The total width of an element should be calculated like this:

    Total element width = width + left padding + right padding + left border + right
    border + left margin + right margin

    The total height of an element should be calculated like this:

    Total element height = height + top padding + bottom padding + top border +
    bottom border + top margin + bottom margin
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