[JackRbt]

to have space between my footer and whatever body content is above it, I'd think that using margin-top would be the best practice, yes?

or padding?

Does it matter if the bkg is all white?

in the past, I'd have used <p> or <br>, I suppose that's outmoded

[Dormilich]

I can't think of any other.
the difference between padding and margin (in case of the background colour) is, that with padding you have the footer's background, while with marging you have whatever background lies underneath.

Originally Posted by JackRbt

in the past, I'd have used <p> or <br>, I suppose that's outmoded

quite so

regards

[David Laakso]

Originally Posted by JackRbt

to have space between my footer and whatever body content is above it, I'd think that using margin-top would be the best practice, yes?
or padding?

I think it depends on how your page is structured. Putting padding-bottom on the wrapper containing the content, for example, will push the footer down creating a space between the bottom of the content and the top of the footer.

Does it matter if the bkg is all white?

Does it matter if what background is all white? The content wrapper background might be white down to the footer, and the footer background might be a different color. Or both might have white backgrounds.