Icon Image Navigation CSS

Question

I have some issues with icon images in navigation bar, I tried to set these icons in correct positions besides each label. If you find web label is very closed to computer monitor icon, I try to change padding top and bottom except left and right but doesn't work that way.

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<nav id="sideMenu" role="navigation">
<ul id="MainNav" class="nav-bar">
    <li><a class="icon" href="#web"><img src= "img/web.svg">Web</a></li>
    <li><a class="icon" href="#articles"><img src= "img/articles.svg">Articles</a></li>
    <li><a class="icon" href="#about"><img src= "img/about.svg">About</a></li>
    <li><a class="icon" href="#contact"><img src= "img/contact.svg">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>

.icon img {
    height: 30px;
    width: 30px;
    padding-left: -0.2rem;
    padding-right: 0.8rem;
    padding-top: 0.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

anyone please?

Answer 1

Try to use margin. Padding is for text. You can try this -

.icon img {
    height: 30px;
    width: 30px;
    margin: 3px 0px 0px -6px;
}