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Jong Kim
6,145 PointsSince we have width or height, why do we need padding?
Why do we need padding if we had width and box-sizing?
2 Answers
Mike Hatch
14,940 PointsBecause width and height is only applied to the content area of the box. Outside of that you then have padding, border and margin.
Source: Guil Hernandez - Take Control of the Box Model with box-sizing
Omar Jimenez
1,446 PointsMike Hatch thanks a lot buddy. I just read the article. Now I know why and how to use it.
Omar Jimenez
1,446 PointsOmar Jimenez
1,446 PointsIsn't the area around the content the padding? This confuses me.
Mike Hatch
14,940 PointsMike Hatch
14,940 PointsOmar Jimenez, the article I provided in my Answer back on Jun 14 describes it in detail. The area around the content is more than padding. Here is an image from Guil's article:
The above image doesn't provide the margin area, so I've also included one that does from Firebug:
The "Content" area is where it says 267 x 24.