freeCodeCamp/guide/english/certifications/responsive-web-design/basic-css/use-clockwise-notation-to-specify-the-padding-of-an-element/index.md

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title: Use Clockwise Notation to Specify the Padding of an Element
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# Use Clockwise Notation to Specify the Padding of an Element

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## Solutions

<details><summary>Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)</summary>

```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: 20px 40px 20px 40px;
  }

  .red-box {
    background-color: crimson;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 20px 40px 20px 40px;
  }

  .blue-box {
    background-color: blue;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 40px 20px 20px 40px;
  }
</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>
```

</details>