Tailwind CSS Spacing Scale

Complete Tailwind v4 spacing reference.
Base unit: --spacing: 4px

Complete Scale

p-0

0px

p-0.5

2px

p-1

4px

p-1.5

6px

p-2

8px

p-2.5

10px

p-3

12px

p-3.5

14px

p-4

16px

p-5

20px

p-6

24px

p-7

28px

p-8

32px

p-9

36px

p-10

40px

p-11

44px

p-12

48px

p-14

56px

p-16

64px

p-20

80px

p-24

96px

p-28

112px

p-32

128px

p-36

144px

p-40

160px

p-44

176px

p-48

192px

p-52

208px

p-56

224px

p-60

240px

p-64

256px

p-72

288px

p-80

320px

p-96

384px

p-px

1px

Spacing Utilities

Padding

p-*All sides

px-*Horizontal (left & right)

py-*Vertical (top & bottom)

pt-* pr-* pb-* pl-*Individual

ps-* pe-*Logical (start/end)

Margin

m-*All sides

mx-*Horizontal (left & right)

my-*Vertical (top & bottom)

mt-* mr-* mb-* ml-*Individual

ms-* me-*Logical (start/end)

Usage Examples

Card Padding

<div class="p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8">
  <!-- 16px → 24px → 32px -->
</div>

Button Spacing

<button class="px-4 py-2">
  <!-- 16px horizontal, 8px vertical -->
</button>

Stack Spacing

<div class="space-y-4">
  <!-- 16px gap between children -->
</div>

Grid Gap

<div class="grid gap-6">
  <!-- 24px gap between items -->
</div>

About Tailwind Spacing

Tailwind v4 uses a simple formula: calc(var(--spacing) * n) where --spacing: 4px by default.

So p-4 = 4 × 4px = 16px, and m-8 = 8 × 4px = 32px.

For arbitrary values, use bracket notation: p-[17px] or m-[2.5rem]

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