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HTML Build a Responsive Website Creating a Fluid Foundation Creating Flexible Margins

Posted by Amin Khoshzahmat
Amin Khoshzahmat
12,342 Points

Flexible Margins

Using .cake as your context, convert the margins on .filling from pixels to percentages.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <style>

      /* When setting flexible margin on an element, your context is the width of the element's container.
      When setting flexible padding on an element, your context is the width of the element itself. */

      p {
        margin: 0;
      }
      body {
        color: #fff;
      }
      .container {
        max-width: 800px;
      }

      .icing {
        background-color: #B4C34F;
        width: 100%; /*800px*/
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .cake {
        background-color: #f8748f;
        width: 80%; /*640px*/
        margin: 1.25%;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .filling {
        background-color: #4FB69F;
        width: 75%; /*480px*/
        margin: 1.5%;
        padding: 10px;
       }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="container" id="container">
    <div class="icing">
      <p>Icing</p>
      <div class="cake">
        <p>Cake</p>
        <div class="filling">
          <p>Filling</p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Amin Khoshzahmat
Amin Khoshzahmat
12,342 Points

Whats wrong with this ?

     .filling {
        background-color: #4FB69F;
        width: 75%; /*480px*/
        margin: 1.5%;
        padding: 10px;
       }