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The .block, probably Bulma’s most important feature

23 Jan 2021

The Bulma block is a simple element but with a very powerful feature: it provides 1.5rem margin at the bottom, if it’s not the last child.

It exists as its own .block CSS class, but its properties are also used on many other Bulma components.

For example, if you were to combine a notification, and a pagination, they would be automatically spaced evenly:

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For comparison, if there was no spacing, here’s what they would look like:

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Dan dan.danny@example.com Edit · Delete

This block element has always existed; only recently has there been a dedicated documentation page.

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