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How to Change Section Padding Size on Your Website?
How to Change Section Padding Size on Your Website?

A guide on how to adjust the section padding size to better fit your website's design.

Taynara Barboza avatar
Written by Taynara Barboza
Updated over 11 months ago

When designing your website, the spacing between sections plays a crucial role in achieving a balanced and visually appealing layout. Default padding sizes may not always suit your brand's aesthetics. Here’s a straightforward guide on how to adjust the section padding size to better fit your website's design.


How to Change Section Padding Size on Your Website?

STEP 1

From your Shopify admin, navigate to the Theme library and open your theme customizer.

STEP 2

Navigate to the Theme settings and open the Advanced Settings tab.

STEP 3

Scroll through the advanced settings until you find the option labeled 'Section Padding Size (Desktop).' This is where you can adjust the spacing between sections.

💡Tip: Use CTRL + F or CMD + F to search for the label 'Section Padding Size (Desktop)' within the page and go to the directly to its option.

STEP 4

By default, the section padding size may be set to 'Large.' However, you can choose to set it to 'Medium' or 'Small' to better suit your design preferences.


STEP 5

Don't forget to save your changes.


How to Change a Particular Section Padding?

To customize a particular section, CSS will come in handy. These instructions guide you through applying custom CSS to tailor the padding of your chosen section to your preferred dimensions.

STEP 1

Click on the desired section.

STEP 2

Open the Custom CSS tab.

STEP 3

Paste the following code snippet. Remember to adjust the values as per your desired size:

.d-block { 
padding-top: 5px;
padding-bottom: 5px;
}

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