Question

UPDATED

I know padding make distance from border but

Why we must use padding for absolute position ?

I have this :

         #Menu ul li a{width:126px;
                       height:20px;
                       text-align:center;
                       color:Black;
                       position:absolute;
                       text-decoration:none;
                       background-color:inherit;
                       padding:15px 0 15px 0;}

But why I should set padding-top and padding-bottom too? ( if don’t ,height won’t be set to 20.)

will padding be set form it’s parent coord or the coordinates of browser(document)?

thanks

Answer 1

Padding applies the measurement to the inside of the element. It’s often desired to not have text or other elements at the very edge of a block element. Padding is often not about positioning, it’s about aesthetics.