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CMS Design System

Padding

Use the padding utility to change an element's padding.

Format: .ds-u-padding-[x|y|bottom|left|right|top]--[0-7]

Responsive format: .ds-u-[breakpoint]-padding-[x|y|bottom|left|right|top]--[0-7]

Read more about how the design system approaches spacing here.

padding

.ds-u-padding--0
.ds-u-padding--05
.ds-u-padding--1
.ds-u-padding--2
.ds-u-padding--3
.ds-u-padding--4
.ds-u-padding--5
.ds-u-padding--6
.ds-u-padding--7
Code snippet
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--0
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--05 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--05
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--1 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--1
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--2 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--2
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--3 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--3
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--4 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--4
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--5 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--5
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--6 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--6
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding--7 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding--7
  </code>
</div>

padding-x

.ds-u-padding-x--0
.ds-u-padding-x--05
.ds-u-padding-x--1
.ds-u-padding-x--2
.ds-u-padding-x--3
.ds-u-padding-x--4
.ds-u-padding-x--5
.ds-u-padding-x--6
.ds-u-padding-x--7
Code snippet
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--0
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--05 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--05
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--1 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--1
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--2 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--2
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--3 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--3
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--4 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--4
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--5 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--5
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--6 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--6
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-x--7 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-x--7
  </code>
</div>

padding-y

.ds-u-padding-y--0
.ds-u-padding-y--05
.ds-u-padding-y--1
.ds-u-padding-y--2
.ds-u-padding-y--3
.ds-u-padding-y--4
.ds-u-padding-y--5
.ds-u-padding-y--6
.ds-u-padding-y--7
Code snippet
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--0
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--05 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--05
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--1 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--1
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--2 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--2
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--3 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--3
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--4 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--4
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--5 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--5
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--6 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--6
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-y--7 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-y--7
  </code>
</div>

padding-bottom

.ds-u-padding-bottom--0
.ds-u-padding-bottom--05
.ds-u-padding-bottom--1
.ds-u-padding-bottom--2
.ds-u-padding-bottom--3
.ds-u-padding-bottom--4
.ds-u-padding-bottom--5
.ds-u-padding-bottom--6
.ds-u-padding-bottom--7
Code snippet
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--0
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--05 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--05
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--1 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--1
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--2 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--2
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--3 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--3
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--4 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--4
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--5 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--5
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--6 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--6
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-bottom--7 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-bottom--7
  </code>
</div>

padding-left

.ds-u-padding-left--0
.ds-u-padding-left--05
.ds-u-padding-left--1
.ds-u-padding-left--2
.ds-u-padding-left--3
.ds-u-padding-left--4
.ds-u-padding-left--5
.ds-u-padding-left--6
.ds-u-padding-left--7
Code snippet
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--0
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--05 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--05
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--1 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--1
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--2 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--2
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--3 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--3
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--4 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--4
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--5 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--5
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--6 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--6
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-left--7 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-left--7
  </code>
</div>

padding-right

.ds-u-padding-right--0
.ds-u-padding-right--05
.ds-u-padding-right--1
.ds-u-padding-right--2
.ds-u-padding-right--3
.ds-u-padding-right--4
.ds-u-padding-right--5
.ds-u-padding-right--6
.ds-u-padding-right--7
Code snippet
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--0
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--05 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--05
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--1 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--1
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--2 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--2
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--3 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--3
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--4 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--4
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--5 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--5
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--6 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--6
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-right--7 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-right--7
  </code>
</div>

padding-top

.ds-u-padding-top--0
.ds-u-padding-top--05
.ds-u-padding-top--1
.ds-u-padding-top--2
.ds-u-padding-top--3
.ds-u-padding-top--4
.ds-u-padding-top--5
.ds-u-padding-top--6
.ds-u-padding-top--7
Code snippet
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--0 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--0
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--05 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--05
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--1 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--1
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--2 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--2
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--3 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--3
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--4 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--4
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--5 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--5
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--6 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--6
  </code>
</div>
<div
  class="ds-u-fill--secondary ds-u-padding-top--7 ds-u-margin-bottom--2"
  style="max-width: fit-content"
>
  <code>
    .
    <!-- -->
    ds-u-padding-top--7
  </code>
</div>

Responsive padding

Use a breakpoint prefix to change the padding at specific breakpoints.

Code snippet