Decrease padding ul wordpress

Question

I want to decrease the padding of my ul, right now it's 40 (I think). This code works to make the padding zero:

ul {
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;

}

Using this code above works but it can only be 0 when I try something like 10 or 20 it doesnt work anymore. When I inspect the element I want to change it says the padding is 40 right now.

Answer 1

Since you have not shown any HTML markup, nor CSS classes/Style sheets. Try to resolve the conflict in the CSS itself, or append !important to any size value present.

ul.someClass {
    padding:10px !important;
    list-style-type:none;
}

And, it is reccommended to add a classname to the element itself, instead of assigning it to the whole ul element.