Title: Padding around date posted
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Padding around date posted

 *  Resolved [RebootRecords](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebootrecords/)
 * (@rebootrecords)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/padding-around-date-posted/)
 * URL: [http://rebootrecords.co.uk](http://rebootrecords.co.uk)
 * Hi,
 * Does anyone know how to add some padding around my ‘Posted on’ text below the
   post title so there is a gap between the date and the content?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Gloria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erfo/)
 * (@erfo)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/padding-around-date-posted/#post-1865655)
 * Hi.
    When you go to single.php ( admin panel >> editor >> single.php ), have 
   you about this code? `<span style="border-bottom: 1px solid #f51f38"><strong>
   <?php the_date(); ?></strong></span>`
 * If it’s correct, you can add the padding into span.
    For example:
 * `<span style="padding-bottom:5px;border-bottom: 1px solid #f51f38;"><strong><?
   php the_date(); ?></strong></span>`
 *  Thread Starter [RebootRecords](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebootrecords/)
 * (@rebootrecords)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/padding-around-date-posted/#post-1865660)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for the response.
 * When I added that code it moved the underline down by 5px but not the content
 *  [Gloria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erfo/)
 * (@erfo)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/padding-around-date-posted/#post-1865676)
 * You should use the CSS file…
 * But, you can use:
    `<div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><span style="border-bottom:
   1px solid #f51f38;"><strong><?php the_date(); ?></strong></span></div>`
 *  Thread Starter [RebootRecords](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebootrecords/)
 * (@rebootrecords)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/padding-around-date-posted/#post-1865677)
 * Perfect!
 * Thank you very much!

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/padding-around-date-posted/#post-1865677)
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