DevGuru CSS2: padding-top

PROPERTY: padding-top

padding-top : length | percentage

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

The padding-top property allows you to insert padding (space) between the top 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 height being defined as 100%.

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

or

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

Output:

top padding