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title: "What is the difference between margin and padding"  
description: "What is the difference between margin and padding"  
author: "Ashutosh Patel"  
published: 2024-10-16  
updated: 2024-10-16  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33974/what-is-the-difference-between-margin-and-padding  
category: "css-css3"  
tags: ["css-css3", "css", "css styling"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the difference between margin and padding

Margin is the space outside the element's border, while padding is the space between the element's content and its border.

## Answers

### Answer by Ashutosh Patel

Margin is the space outside the element's border, while padding is the space between the element's content and its border.


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