Add a padding before and after a label that overlaps the top border of an input field - HTML CSS CSS Widget

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Add a padding before and after a label that overlaps the top border of an input field

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<html>
 <head> 
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> 
  <style id="compiled-css" type="text/css">

.floating-label {
   padding: 20px;
   position: relative;
}
.bg-white {<!-- w ww. jav  a  2 s. com-->
   background: #fff;
}
.bg-gray {
   background: #eee;
}
input {
   padding: 5px 10px;
   font-size: 14px;
}
label {
   font-size: 11px;
   position: relative;
   top: -16px;
   left: 46px;
   padding: 0 5px;
   z-index: 1;
}
label:before {
   z-index: -1;
   content: '';
   display: block;
   width: 100%;
   height: 50%;
   background-color: #fff;
   position: absolute;
   top: 50%;
   margin-top: -1px;
}


      </style> 
 </head> 
 <body>
   On white, bueno: 
  <div class="floating-label bg-white"> 
   <label>Label</label> 
   <input type="text" value="Something"> 
  </div> On non-white, no bueno: 
  <div class="floating-label bg-gray"> 
   <label>Label</label> 
   <input type="text" value="Something"> 
  </div>  
 </body>
</html>

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