Examples

Basic example

Use p-<number> utilities like p-4 and p-8 to control the padding on all sides of an element:

<div class="p-8 ...">p-8</div>

Adding padding to one side

Use pt-<number>, pr-<number>, pb-<number>, and pl-<number> utilities like pt-6 and pr-4 to control the padding on one side of an element:

<div class="pt-6 ...">pt-6</div><div class="pr-4 ...">pr-4</div><div class="pb-8 ...">pb-8</div><div class="pl-2 ...">pl-2</div>

Adding horizontal padding

Use px-<number> utilities like px-4 and px-8 to control the horizontal padding of an element:

<div class="px-8 ...">px-8</div>

Adding vertical padding

Use py-<number> utilities like py-4 and py-8 to control the vertical padding of an element:

<div class="py-8 ...">py-8</div>

Using logical properties

Use ps-<number> or pe-<number> utilities like ps-4 and pe-8 to set the padding-inline-start and padding-inline-end logical properties, which map to either the left or right side based on the text direction:

<div>  <div dir="ltr">    <div class="ps-8 ...">ps-8</div>    <div class="pe-8 ...">pe-8</div>  </div>  <div dir="rtl">    <div class="ps-8 ...">ps-8</div>    <div class="pe-8 ...">pe-8</div>  </div></div>

For more control, you can also use the LTR and RTL modifiers to conditionally apply specific styles depending on the current text direction.

Use the pbs-<number> and pbe-<number> utilities to set the padding-block-start and padding-block-end logical properties, which map to either the top or bottom side based on the writing mode:

<div class="pbs-8 ...">pbs-8</div>

Using a custom value

Use utilities like p-[<value>],px-[<value>], and pb-[<value>] to set the padding based on a completely custom value:

<div class="p-[5px] ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the p-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="p-(--my-padding) ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

This is just a shorthand for p-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a padding utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="py-4 md:py-8 ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

Customizing your theme

The p-<number>,px-<number>,py-<number>,ps-<number>,pe-<number>,pbs-<number>,pbe-<number>,pt-<number>,pr-<number>,pb-<number>, and pl-<number> utilities are driven by the --spacing theme variable, which can be customized in your own theme:

@theme {  --spacing: 1px; }

Learn more about customizing the spacing scale in the theme variable documentation.