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CSS

Posted by Sinikka Li
Sinikka Li
5,048 Points

How can I change the width of a paragraph in bootstrap columns (col-lg-6)?

I am using bootstrap to create columns, but I want to shorten the width of the paragraph in it. If I change the width of the <p>, it floats left, but float: none and text-align: center doesn't work. Any ideas?

Maina Sigidi
Maina Sigidi
838 Points

Why don't you try to give the paragraph a class, then add padding on that class. i would imagine something like this

//the html

<div class="col-lg-6">
  <p class="some__class"> text goes here </p>
</div>

// the css
.some__class{
  text-align: center;
}

//or

<div class="col-lg-6 some__class">
    <p> text goes here </p>
</div>

1 Answer

Sinikka Li
Sinikka Li
5,048 Points
Sinikka Li
Sinikka Li
5,048 Points

Hey, thank you, that worked :)