ReactJS MDBootstrap Spacing Utilities
Last Updated :
11 Apr, 2025
MDBootstrap is a Material Design and bootstrap-based react UI library that is used to make good-looking webpages with its seamless and easy-to-use component. In this article, we will know how to use Spacing Utilities in ReactJS MDBootstrap.
The Spacing Utilities is used to include a number of responsive margin and padding utility classes that can be used to change the appearance of an element.
Syntax:
<div className="mx-1" >spacing</div>
Creating React Application And Installing Module:
Step 1: Create a React application using the following command.
npx create-react-app foldername
Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command.
cd foldername
Step 3: Install ReactJS MDBootstrap in your given directory.
npm i mdb-ui-kit
npm i mdb-react-ui-kit
Project Structure: It will look like the following.

Step to Run Application: Run the application from the root directory of the project, using the following command.
npm start
Example 1: This is the basic example that shows how to use Close Button Utilities.
App.js
import React from "react";
export default function App() {
return (
<div id="gfg">
<h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<h4>ReactJS MDBootstrap Spacing</h4>
<br />
<div className="mx-5"
style={{ width: 200, backgroundColor: 'red' }}>
Spacing Utilities
</div>
<br />
<h3 className="mx-5"
style={{ width: 200, backgroundColor: 'blue' }}>
Spacing Utilities
</h3>
<br />
<p className="mx-5"
style={{ width: 200, backgroundColor: 'green' }}>
Spacing Utilities
</p>
</div>
);
}
Output:

Example 2: In this example, we will know how to add padding in Spacing Utilities.
App.js
import React from "react";
export default function App() {
return (
<div id="gfg">
<h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<h4>ReactJS MDBootstrap Spacing</h4>
<br />
<div className="px-2"
style={{ width: 200, backgroundColor: 'red' }}>
Spacing Utilities
</div>
<br />
<h3 className="px-3"
style={{ width: 200, backgroundColor: 'blue' }}>
Spacing Utilities
</h3>
<br />
<p className="px-4"
style={{ width: 200, backgroundColor: 'green' }}>
Spacing Utilities
</p>
</div>
);
}
Output:

Example 3: In this example, we will know how to add a grid in spacing utilities.
App.js
import React from "react";
export default function App() {
return (
<div id="gfg">
<h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<h4>ReactJS MDBootstrap Spacing</h4>
<br />
<div className="d-grid gap-4">
<div className="p-3 bg-danger">
Spacing Utility
</div>
<div className="p-4 bg-warning">
Spacing Utility
</div>
<div className="p-5 bg-success">
Spacing Utility
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
Output:
