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Hazel Parreno
18,646 PointsCSS position for overlay
I don't understand why we set the rule for top:0 and left:0 for the overlay (which would position it at the top left) and then have another rule to center it through text-align?
2 Answers
Lee Nolan
21,690 PointsHi, I think the top:0 and left:0 is to position the entire overlay, as in the transparent black box that covers the whole screen, whereas the text-align: centre is to position the content inside the overlay, i.e. the image.
Hazel Parreno
18,646 PointsThanks ! I get it now.