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Margin vs padding
What is the difference between margin and padding?
Outside vs inside spacing.
.card {
padding: 1rem; /* space inside the border */
margin-bottom: 1rem; /* space outside the border */
}Notes
Padding is inside; margin is outside (and can collapse vertically).
Keywords: margin · padding · space · gap
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