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CSS

Posted by Abacus Bosnia
Abacus Bosnia
459 Points

CSS / WIDTH MARGIN

Hello, can you answer me...

Why we need to define width when we want to center something.. Like this..

div{ width:960px; margin:0 auto; }

3 Answers

Joshua O'Connor
Joshua O'Connor
6,005 Points

Without width it wont center. We need to know how wide the webpage is so that we know where we want it centered. Its like trying to find a middle of an object without a width. Once we establish a width, we can establish a center.

Mireille Pasos
Mireille Pasos
35,469 Points
Mireille Pasos
Mireille Pasos
35,469 Points

Hello,

If you don't define the width of the DIV, it will by default expand to fit the width of its containing element (or parent). Therefore, there would be no use in even trying to center it.

Abacus Bosnia
Abacus Bosnia
459 Points
Abacus Bosnia
Abacus Bosnia
459 Points

Thank you Mireille and Joshua.