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Posted by Tracy Excell
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Tracy Excell
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 15,333 Points

How to get a border top to be 100% of VW above an a tag?

Hello, I would like to make a border top for my a tag nav links in a mobile screen size. however I can only get it to cover the length of the a tag. Any ideas on how to do this?

css

.nav li a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: black; 
    font-size: 1.8em;  
  border-top: 1px solid darkgrey;  
}

            <div id="menu">
                    <ul class="nav">
                        <li class="selected"><a id="main.html">Home</a></li>
                        <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
                        <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
                        <li><a href="testimonials.html">Testimonials</a></li>
                    </ul>   
              </div><!--closing id menu div-->

2 Answers

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi Tracy,

I think what you're asking is how to get your anchor tag to 100% wide, which will make the border-top 100% wide.

Please clarify if this is not what you want.

body {
  margin:0;
  padding:0;
}
.nav {
  margin:0;
  padding:0;
  list-style:none;
}

.nav li a {
  display:block;
  padding:5px 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: black; 
  font-size: 1.8em;  
  border-top: 1px solid darkgrey;
}

.nav li a:hover, .nav li a:focus {
  background-color:#EEE;
}

<!-- No change -->
<div id="menu">
  <ul class="nav">
    <li class="selected"><a id="main.html">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
    <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
    <li><a href="testimonials.html">Testimonials</a></li>
  </ul>   
</div><!--closing id menu div-->
Tracy Excell
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Tracy Excell
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 15,333 Points
Tracy Excell
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Tracy Excell
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 15,333 Points

Thank you :) that worked?

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Cool, glad it helped.