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CSS CSS Basics Understanding Values and Units Em and Rem Units

Elias Paiva
Elias Paiva
7,348 Points
Posted by Elias Paiva
Elias Paiva
7,348 Points

Is it easier to only use relative measurements so I don't have to make many adjustments to make my project responsive?

Responsiveness in a website

Anwar Montasir
Anwar Montasir
Treehouse Teacher
Anwar Montasir
Anwar Montasir
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Elias, I'm not sure I understand the question. Can you elaborate, or give an example?

2 Answers

Ben Talatzko
Ben Talatzko
4,630 Points
Ben Talatzko
Ben Talatzko
4,630 Points

It's my understanding that em is usually most helpful if you want to set a value of something relative to its parent. Otherwise - yeah, rem seems to make the most sense to use. Like I said, I believe em is mostly just a convenient way of keeping things very relevant within a parent element.

I'm just a student though; this is my peer-to-peer understanding.

argeo bimenti
argeo bimenti
791 Points
argeo bimenti
argeo bimenti
791 Points

I'm just going to keep things simple. px's and percent for me