- Margin: Space between block level elements
- Border: Visual
border surrounding the element
- Padding: Space between the border and
the element content
- Element: Dimensions of the element
content
_______________________________________ | | | margin (transparent) | |
_________________________________ | | | | | | | border | | | |
___________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | padding | | | | | |
_____________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | content | | | | | | |
|_____________________| | | | | | |___________________________| | | |
|_________________________________| | |_______________________________________|
| element width | | box width |
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