DevGuru CSS2: padding-left

PROPERTY: padding-left

padding-left : length | percentage

Compatibility: IE4+ N4+
Version: Level 1
Inherited: No

The padding-left property allows you to insert padding (space) between the left border and the enclosed text or images.

length

The length value can be in any of the following seven units. Use the abbreviation.

Length	Abbrev.
centimeters	cm
ems	em
inches	in
millimeters	mm
picas	pc
pixels	px
points	pt

percentage

The percentage value is based upon the total width being defined as 100%.

Code:
body { padding-left: 25mm; }
body { padding-left: 1.0in; }
body { padding-left: 15pc; }
body { padding-left: 36pt; }
body { padding-left: 11.5%; }

or

<table border="2">
<tr>
<td style="padding-left: 22px;">
left padding
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Output:

left padding