freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-css/adjust-the-margin-of-an-element.md

---
id: bad87fee1348bd9aedf08822
title: Adjust the Margin of an Element
challengeType: 0
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/cVJarHW'
forumTopicId: 16654
dashedName: adjust-the-margin-of-an-element
---

# --description--

An element's `margin` controls the amount of space between an element's `border` and surrounding elements.

Here, we can see that the blue box and the red box are nested within the yellow box. Note that the red box has a bigger `margin` than the blue box, making it appear smaller.

When you increase the blue box's `margin`, it will increase the distance between its border and surrounding elements.

# --instructions--

Change the `margin` of the blue box to match that of the red box.

# --hints--

Your `blue-box` class should give elements `20px` of `margin`.

```js
assert($('.blue-box').css('margin-top') === '20px');
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```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: 10px;
  }

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

  .blue-box {
    background-color: blue;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
    margin: 10px;
  }
</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>
```

# --solutions--

```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: 10px;
  }

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

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