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CSS CSS Layout The CSS Box Model Margin

karan Badhwar
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karan Badhwar
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Margin

Does the margin with "auto" also depends on the Width. If yes, then how they determine the container width and which container they look for the reference

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Kyle Gonzales
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Kyle Gonzales
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The way I understand it, the margin is the outermost layer of the box model that surrounds your content. In order for the "auto" feature to function correctly you must assign a width to your content (the footer in this case) so the browser understands what width to keep centered in the window.

I hope this helps! -Kyle