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The Box Model in CSS is essential for layout and design, consisting of four areas: content, padding, border, and margin. Content is the innermost area, followed by padding which creates space between content and the border, while the border surrounds the padding and content. Margin is the outermost space that separates the element from others, and all these areas can be styled and adjusted for design purposes.

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The Box Model in CSS is essential for layout and design, consisting of four areas: content, padding, border, and margin. Content is the innermost area, followed by padding which creates space between content and the border, while the border surrounds the padding and content. Margin is the outermost space that separates the element from others, and all these areas can be styled and adjusted for design purposes.

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The Box Model in CSS is the foundation of layout and design.

It describes how elements are


rendered as rectangular boxes on a webpage. The box model consists of four main areas,
starting from the inside and working outward:

1. Content: The actual content of the box (like text, images, etc.). This is the innermost
area where the main content resides.
2. Padding: The space between the content and the border. Padding is transparent and
can be adjusted to increase or decrease the space between the content and the border.
3. Border: The line surrounding the padding (if any) and content. You can style borders
by setting thickness, color, and style (solid, dashed, etc.).
4. Margin: The outermost space around the element. It separates the element from other
elements on the page. Like padding, margins are transparent, but they don't affect the
box's dimensions.

Example:
.box {
width: 200px; /* Content width */
padding: 20px; /* Space between content and border */
border: 5px solid black; /* Border thickness and style */
margin: 10px; /* Space outside the box */
}

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