freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-css/adjust-the-margin-of-an-element.md

---
id: bad87fee1348bd9aedf08822
title: Adjust the Margin of an Element
challengeType: 0
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/cVJarHW'
forumTopicId: 16654
---

## Description
<section id='description'>
An element's <code>margin</code> controls the amount of space between an element's <code>border</code> and surrounding elements.
Here, we can see that the blue box and the red box are nested within the yellow box. Note that the red box has a bigger <code>margin</code> than the blue box, making it appear smaller.
When you increase the blue box's <code>margin</code>, it will increase the distance between its border and surrounding elements.
</section>

## Instructions
<section id='instructions'>
Change the <code>margin</code> of the blue box to match that of the red box.
</section>

## Tests
<section id='tests'>

```yml
tests:
  - text: Your <code>blue-box</code> class should give elements <code>20px</code> of <code>margin</code>.
    testString: assert($(".blue-box").css("margin-top") === "20px");

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='html-seed'>

```html
<style>
  .injected-text {
    margin-bottom: -25px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .box {
    border-style: solid;
    border-color: black;
    border-width: 5px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .yellow-box {
    background-color: yellow;
    padding: 10px;
  }

  .red-box {
    background-color: crimson;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
    margin: 20px;
  }

  .blue-box {
    background-color: blue;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
    margin: 10px;
  }
</style>
<h5 class="injected-text">margin</h5>

<div class="box yellow-box">
  <h5 class="box red-box">padding</h5>
  <h5 class="box blue-box">padding</h5>
</div>
```

</div>



</section>

## Solution
<section id='solution'>

```html
<style>
  .injected-text {
    margin-bottom: -25px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .box {
    border-style: solid;
    border-color: black;
    border-width: 5px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .yellow-box {
    background-color: yellow;
    padding: 10px;
  }

  .red-box {
    background-color: crimson;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
    margin: 20px;
  }

  .blue-box {
    background-color: blue;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
    margin: 20px;
  }
</style>
<h5 class="injected-text">margin</h5>

<div class="box yellow-box">
  <h5 class="box red-box">padding</h5>
  <h5 class="box blue-box">padding</h5>
</div>
```

</section>