:github_url: hide

.. meta::
	:keywords: padding

.. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!!!
.. Generated automatically from Godot engine sources.
.. Generator: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/tree/master/doc/tools/make_rst.py.
.. XML source: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/tree/master/doc/classes/MarginContainer.xml.

.. _class_MarginContainer:

MarginContainer
===============

**Inherits:** :ref:`Container<class_Container>` **<** :ref:`Control<class_Control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A container that keeps a margin around its child controls.

.. rst-class:: classref-introduction-group

Description
-----------

**MarginContainer** adds an adjustable margin on each side of its child controls. The margins are added around all children, not around each individual one. To control the **MarginContainer**'s margins, use the ``margin_*`` theme properties listed below.

\ **Note:** The margin sizes are theme overrides, not normal properties. This is an example of how to change them in code:


.. tabs::

 .. code-tab:: gdscript

    # This code sample assumes the current script is extending MarginContainer.
    var margin_value = 100
    add_theme_constant_override("margin_top", margin_value)
    add_theme_constant_override("margin_left", margin_value)
    add_theme_constant_override("margin_bottom", margin_value)
    add_theme_constant_override("margin_right", margin_value)

 .. code-tab:: csharp

    // This code sample assumes the current script is extending MarginContainer.
    int marginValue = 100;
    AddThemeConstantOverride("margin_top", marginValue);
    AddThemeConstantOverride("margin_left", marginValue);
    AddThemeConstantOverride("margin_bottom", marginValue);
    AddThemeConstantOverride("margin_right", marginValue);



.. rst-class:: classref-introduction-group

Tutorials
---------

- :doc:`Using Containers <../tutorials/ui/gui_containers>`

.. rst-class:: classref-reftable-group

Theme Properties
----------------

.. table::
   :widths: auto

   +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>` | :ref:`margin_bottom<class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_bottom>` | ``0`` |
   +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>` | :ref:`margin_left<class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_left>`     | ``0`` |
   +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>` | :ref:`margin_right<class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_right>`   | ``0`` |
   +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>` | :ref:`margin_top<class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_top>`       | ``0`` |
   +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+

.. rst-class:: classref-section-separator

----

.. rst-class:: classref-descriptions-group

Theme Property Descriptions
---------------------------

.. _class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_bottom:

.. rst-class:: classref-themeproperty

:ref:`int<class_int>` **margin_bottom** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_bottom>`

Offsets towards the inside direct children of the container by this amount of pixels from the bottom.

.. rst-class:: classref-item-separator

----

.. _class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_left:

.. rst-class:: classref-themeproperty

:ref:`int<class_int>` **margin_left** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_left>`

Offsets towards the inside direct children of the container by this amount of pixels from the left.

.. rst-class:: classref-item-separator

----

.. _class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_right:

.. rst-class:: classref-themeproperty

:ref:`int<class_int>` **margin_right** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_right>`

Offsets towards the inside direct children of the container by this amount of pixels from the right.

.. rst-class:: classref-item-separator

----

.. _class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_top:

.. rst-class:: classref-themeproperty

:ref:`int<class_int>` **margin_top** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_MarginContainer_theme_constant_margin_top>`

Offsets towards the inside direct children of the container by this amount of pixels from the top.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`
.. |constructor| replace:: :abbr:`constructor (This method is used to construct a type.)`
.. |static| replace:: :abbr:`static (This method doesn't need an instance to be called, so it can be called directly using the class name.)`
.. |operator| replace:: :abbr:`operator (This method describes a valid operator to use with this type as left-hand operand.)`
.. |bitfield| replace:: :abbr:`BitField (This value is an integer composed as a bitmask of the following flags.)`
.. |void| replace:: :abbr:`void (No return value.)`