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Stephanie Roberts
16,757 PointsContent inside wrapper going all over the place when i zoom out of webpage
I am creating a portfolio for myself and I have all of my content inside a wrapper div. However everytime I zoom out of page all of my content seems to go all over the place and its not remaining inside the wrapper. Could someone please help.
CSS for wrapper
.wrapper { margin:auto; width: 100% }
3 Answers
thomascawthorn
22,986 PointsI think with that code, you're wrapper will expand continuously with the width of the browser. Stuff inside will 'lose their shape'
What you can do is add a max-width to stop things from falling out of place. 1200px is a good starting point to play with
max-width: 1200px;
Niek Heerink
Courses Plus Student 1,557 PointsSet the wrapper to a fixed width of 960px. That way the content will be nice aligned in the center of the page. That's what a wrapper is for. 100% width on it doesn't make sense, to be honest.
thomascawthorn
22,986 PointsI think if you set a fixed width, the wrapper won't be responsive to screen size. If this is the desired functionality, you'll need a 100% width + max width.
Niek Heerink
Courses Plus Student 1,557 PointsAgreed, but that depends on what she is trying to reach.