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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Basic Layout Review

Posted by dotz
dotz
6,733 Points

How does the browser calculate the element's total width?

I got this answer wrong repeatedly! Doesn't the left/right padding get added to the defined width? Does it get "forced"? Really stumped.

1 Answer

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Michelle,

Can you try box-sizing please?

Here's the info from:

Hope that helps

-Rich