Though the HTML spacer is no more, we now have more sophisticated techniques for building negative space into a website that are even easier to execute with a no-code design tool like Webflow.
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September 5, 2025
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The HTML spacer tag is dead. Here’s how I make space the no-code way
The HTML spacer tag was once the best way to insert negative space into a webpage. Without it, how do you build a beautiful and easy-to-read webpage?
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