I used to get confused about margin vs padding in CSS too!
Here’s how I think about it: padding adds space inside an element’s border, pushing the content inward, while margin adds space outside the element’s border, pushing other elements away. Think of it like this: padding is for making sure the content inside the box doesn’t touch the edges, and margin is for ensuring elements on the page aren’t squished together.
If you’re setting up a button or a card, you’ll use padding to give that text or content some breathing room inside, and margin when you want to space that element out from others on the page.