Tips for utilizing the Spacing Utility Classes in Bootstrap

While browsing through an article, I came across Bootstrap 4 Spacing Utility Classes, particularly the m-b-lg class used in the className section.

<div class="row">
    <div class="col-sm-6 m-b-lg">
        <!-- column-small-50%, margin-bottom-large -->
    </div>
</div>

However, when attempting to implement it in meteorjs with react, I noticed that nothing seemed to happen. Could it be that I am missing something or perhaps a necessary plugin?

<div className="container-fluid">
    <div className="col-xs-6 col-xs-offset-3 m-t-lg">
        <h1 className="text-xs-center"> Login </h1>
        <form>
            <div className="form-group">
                <input type="email" className="form-control" id="inputEmail" placeholder="Email"/>
            </div>
            <div className="form-group">
                <input type="password" className="form-control" id="inputPassword" placeholder="Password"/>
                <p className="text-xs-center"><a href="/signup"> Forgot your email or password?</a></p>
            </div>      
            <div className="form-group">
                <button className="btn btn-primary btn-block" type="submit"> Login </button>
                <p className="text-xs-center"> New to Arcademy? <a href="/signup"> Sign up now.</a></p>
            </div>
        </form>
    </div>
</div>

Answer №1

Bootstrap 5 beta - latest update in 2021

With the introduction of RTL support in Bootstrap 5, the usage of left and right has evolved into start and end. This leads to changes in the *l- and *r- spacing utilities.

pl-* now equals ps-*
pr-* now equals pe-*
ml-* now equals ms-*
mr-* now equals me-*

Updates to Bootstrap 4 - 2020

The spacing utilities in Bootstrap 4 have been updated from the initial version (for v4 alpha). The new syntax follows:

  • margins: m{sides}-{size}
  • padding: p{sides}-{size}

For example:

mb-2 now means a margin of 2 spacing units at the bottom
m-0 represents no margins at all
pt-3 signifies padding of 3 spacing units at the top
p-1 implies padding of 1 spacing unit on all sides

There are now 6 different sizes (0-5) which denote a portion of the standard .5rem spacer unit. Moreover, utilities for x-axis (left/right) and y-axis (top/bottom) have been added:

my-2 refers to margin on both top & bottom with 2 spacing units
mx-0 denotes no margins on the left & right sides
px-3 indicates padding on the left & right sides with 3 spacing units

Furthermore, the spacing utilities are now responsive. The smallest xs breakpoint is automatically applied when no breakpoint is specified.

  • margins: m{sides}-{breakpoint}-{size}
  • padding: p{sides}-{breakpoint}-{size}

mt-md-2 would mean margin of 2 spacing units at the top on md (and larger breakpoints)
py-sm-0 signifies no padding at the top & bottom on sm (and larger breakpoints)

Check out the Bootstrap 4 Spacing Utilities Demo


Related: Concerns about Bootstrap 4 spacing bug?

Answer №2

For detailed information, please check out the Spacing documentation on Bootstrap v4 alpha.

The class naming convention follows this structure: {property}-{sides}-{size}

Where size can be: * 0 - for classes that remove the margin or padding by setting it to 0 * 1 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer-xor $spacer-y * 2 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer-x * 1.5 or $spacer-y * 1.5 * 3 - (by default) for classes that set the margin or padding to $spacer-x * 3 or $spacer-y * 3.

Therefore, opt for m-t-3 over m-t-lg.

Answer №3

Essentially, it operates within the range of 0 to 3. This includes m-t-0, m-t-1, m-t-2, or m-t-3.

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