CSS Margin & Padding Utility

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This utility plugin adds a series of css classes that allow easy addition of set padding and margin to any element.

For basic use, the classes follow the format of [margin / padding][location letter: all, top, right, bottom, left, vertical, horizontal][amount: none, small, medium, large, extra large (0.5em, 1em, 2em, 4em)]

Also in the basic classes are percentages, taking the place of the last letter in the format [p][percentage] e.g. p7-5 for 7.5% or p15 for 15%.

Examples of Basic Classes:

• man > margin all none = margin: 0px;
• prl > padding right large = padding-right: 2em;
• mvp5 > margin vertical 5% = margin: 5% 0;

Additional utility classes – First / Last child, Child / Sub

To add selective classes for adding margin / padding to the first / last child, any child, or any sub-element of the required element, simply add ‘last-‘, ‘first-‘, ‘child-‘, or ‘sub-‘ to the beginning of the basic classes.

Examples of Child Classes

• last-mhxl > last-child margin horizontal extra large = last-mhxl :last-child { margin: 0 4em; }
• last-pbn > last-child padding bottom none = last-pbn :last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
• first-mtm > first-child margin top medium = first-mtm :first-child { margin-top: 2em; }
• child-mal > child margin all large = child-mal > * { margin: 4em; }
• sub-php5 > sub elements padding horizontal 5 percent = sub-php5 * { padding: 0 5%; }

Additional utility classes – Responsive margin / padding

You can also apply the margin / padding required to certain screen widths, ranging from xl (min: 1200px) to xs (max: 480px). To use these responsive classes, add -[screen-size] to the end of the basic classes.

Examples of Responsive Classes

• mrm-lg > margin right medium, large screen = (max-width: 1199px) and (min-width: 980px) margin-right: 2em;
• pas-xs > padding all small, xsmall screen = (max-width: 480px) padding: 0.5em;
• mhp15-md > margin horizontal 15%, medium screen = (max-width: 979px) and (min-width: 768px) margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;

Full Table of Options

[margin / padding]
m = margin
p = padding

[location]
a = all
t = top
r = right
b = bottom
l = left
v = vertical (top + bottom)
h = horizontal (left + right)

[amount]
s = small (0.5em)
m = medium (1.0em)
l = large (2.0em)
xl = extra large (4.0em)
p5 = 5 percent (5.0%)
p7-5 = 7.5 percent (7.5%)
p10 = 10 percent (10.0%)
p12-5 = 12.5 percent (12.5%)
p15 = 15 percent (15.0%)

[first / last] (prefix)
first- = > :first-child
last- = > :last-child

[child / sub] (prefix)
child- = > *
sub- = *

[screen-size] (suffix)
-xs = max-width: 480px
-sm = max-width: 767px and min-width: 481px
-md = max-width: 979px and min-width: 768px
-lg = max-width: 1199px and min-width: 980px
-xl = min-width: 1200px

Additional utility classes – Boxshadow

Using the boxshadow utility classes, you can quickly add a boxshadow to divs and other elements. The format of the utility classes is as follows: shadowout-[direction][blur]-[shadow opacity].

Examples of Boxshadow

• shadowout-nm-medium > no direction, medium blur, medium opacity = box-shadow: 0 0 .15em 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.27);
• shadowout-brm-dark > bottom-right direction, medium blur, dark opacity = box-shadow: .15em .15em .3em 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.54);

Options for Boxshadow utility

[direction]
all directions shift the shadow by .15em
n = none
t = top
b = bottom
l = left
r = right
tl = top-left
tr = top-right
bl = bottom-left
br = bottom-right

[blur]
s = small (.15em)
m = medium (.3em)
l = large (.6em)

[shadow opacity]
-light = light (0.135 opacity)
-medium = medium (0.27 opacity)
-dark = dark (0.54 opacity)