HTML - DOM Style Object marginLeft Property

Quiz

HTML DOM Style Object marginLeft property sets or returns the left margin of an element.

Syntax

Set the marginLeft property:

object.style.marginLeft= "percent | length | auto | initial | inherit";

Get the marginLeft property:

object.style.marginLeft;

Property Values

Value	Description
percent	It specifies left margin in percentage of the width of the parent element.
length	It specifies left margin in length units.
auto	It lets browser to set left margin value.
initial	It is used to set this property to it's default value.
inherit	It is used to inherit the property of it's parent element.

Return Value

It returns a string value which represents left margin of an element.

Examples of HTML DOM Style Object 'marginLeft' Property

The following examples sets and gets the left margin of div element.

Set the left Margin Property

The following example sets the left margin using length value and percentage.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Style Object marginLeft Property
    </title>
    <style>
        div {
            border: 2px solid #04af2f;
        }
        #margin {
            border: 1px solid black;
            margin: 15px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <h3>
        Click to set left margin.
    </h3>
    <button onclick="fun()">Set Margin</button>
    <button onclick="funTwo()">
        Set Margin in Percentage
    </button>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div>
        <div id="margin">
            <p>Welcome to Tutorials Point.</p>
        </div>
    </div>
    <script>
        function fun() {
            document.getElementById("margin")
                .style.marginLeft = "40px";
        }
        function funTwo() {
            document.getElementById("margin")
                .style.marginLeft = "10%";
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Get the left Margin Property

The following example gets the left margin value applied on div element.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <style>
        div {
            border: 2px solid #04af2f;
        }
        #margin {
            border: 1px solid black;
            margin: 15px;
        }
    </style>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Style Object marginLeft Property
    </title>
</head>
<body>
    <h3>
        Click to set left margin.
    </h3>
    <button onclick="fun()">Get Margin</button>
    <button onclick="funTwo()">
        Get Margin in Percentage
    </button>
    <br>
    <br>
    <p id="result"></p>
    <br><br>
    <div>
        <div id="margin">
            <p>Welcome to Tutorials Point.</p>
        </div>
    </div>
    <script>
        function fun() {
            let x=document.getElementById("margin")
                .style.marginLeft = "40px";
            document.getElementById("result")
                .innerHTML="Left Margin: " +x;
        }
        function funTwo() {
            let x =document.getElementById("margin")
                .style.marginLeft = "10%";
            document.getElementById("result")
                .innerHTML="Left Margin: " +x;
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Supported Browsers

Property
marginLeft	Yes 1	Yes 12	Yes 1	Yes 1	Yes 3.5

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