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CSS

Posted by Guido Masciello
Guido Masciello
1,996 Points

Error in em definition ?

Hi, you define em as "1em is equal to the font size value of the parent element".

But this is not exact ... or better it is exact only if in the element there is not a font size declaration and so it is inherited from the parent.

More precisely "1em is equal to the element's font size" (element not the parent element)

body { color: #878787; margin: 0; font-size:16px; }

h1 {
font-size: 48px; color: red; border: 1em solid red; }

The border size will be 48px (the element font size) not 16px (the parent's element font size).

Thank you

minds dear
minds dear
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