1. **Padding** is the distance of the element *from* the elements inside it.

1. **Margin** is the distance of the element *from* the adjacent elements.

Both of these properties are used to set up gaps on a page, but their methods are different.

2. **Padding** creates the gap by either *increasing* its own size or ​*decreasing* the size of the contents inside it.



2. **Margin** creates the gap by pushing adjacent elements away from it.

3. **Padding**​ is used when the contents inside the container should not be touching the border of the container.

3. **Margin** is used when the two elements should be separated enough that they don’t touch each other.



4. **Padding** is used to increase the size of an element.

4. **Margin** is used to bring an element to the center. 

Padding vs. margin in CSS

Padding is the space inside an element's border affecting internal content, while margin affects the space outside, separating elements.