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Tania Perez
4,700 PointsNegative margins in css: Good or bad practice?
In the "numeric and textual data types" stage, there was a mention on margins been able to accept negative values. However, I've read on various websites and blogs that this may be considered bad practice. Is this a fact or simply a programming urban legend?
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James Barnett
39,199 PointsNegative margins are not a hack
This is especially true. It’s because of not understanding negative margins properly that it got its hackish image. It only becomes a hack if you use it to fix an error you made elsewhere.
source: The Definative Guide to Using Negative Margins in Smashing Magazine
Tania Perez
4,700 PointsTania Perez
4,700 PointsBrilliant! Thanks James!