A CSS margin-trim example

The CSS margin-trim property was recently added and it manages the trimming of the margins when a child meets the container's edges.

Let's take the below example:

<head>
    <style>
        .container {
            margin: 1rem;
            border: 1px solid;
            margin-trim: block;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container">
        <p>📕 Red book</p>
        <p>📙 Orange book</p>
        <p>📘 Blue book</p>
        <p>📗 Green book</p>
    </div>
</body>

The CSS margin-trim will cut the first and last margin allowing us a perfect alignment with the container's edges.
A CSS margin-trim example

Before this was possible by using a mix of :last-child/:first-child pseudo classes or using the gap property.

For the moment margin-trim does not have a great browser support, and it is only supported in Safari 16.4 and above.

As usual, the full code of the example is here and you can see it live on GitHub Pages.

📖 50 Javascript, React and NextJs Projects

Learn by doing with this FREE ebook! Not sure what to build? Dive in with 50 projects with project briefs and wireframes! Choose from 8 project categories and get started right away.

📖 50 Javascript, React and NextJs Projects

Learn by doing with this FREE ebook! Not sure what to build? Dive in with 50 projects with project briefs and wireframes! Choose from 8 project categories and get started right away.


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Home Screencasts Best of Newsletter Search X

📖 50 Javascript, React and NextJs Projects

Hi friend! Before you go, just wanted to let you know about the 50 Javascript, React and NextJs Projects FREE ebook.

One of the best ways to learn is by doing the work. Choose from 8 project categories and get started right away:

  • Business & Real-World
  • Games & Puzzles
  • Fun & Interesting
  • Tools & Libraries
  • Personal & Portfolio
  • Project Add-Ons
  • Productivity
  • Clones

Learn by doing with this FREE ebook! Not sure what to build? Dive in with 50 projects complete with project briefs and wireframes!

Keep building and level up! Get all projects as an ebook right to your inbox!

X