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Keith Grimes
Courses Plus Student 2,356 PointsPractical difference between float and max-width?
Could someone explain to me the practical difference between using float or using max-width to center an object, either text or image?
I guess when I look at the heading text (Nick Petit | Designer) my thought would be to use max-width and align-text: center. It never occurred to me to use float.
What are you thinking that leads you to somehow know that float is the way to go here, rather than the way I was thinking?
Thank you. Keith
1 Answer
Mike West
9,163 PointsHey Keith-
The way I worked through it in my head when going through the early courses was that max-width applied to the container that contained various elements. Float applies to those elements within the container. You can also set the max-width of the various children/elements of the parent container, but I've always thought of float as solely being used to move elements around within the container. Hope this helps
Shawn Denham
Python Development Techdegree Student 17,801 PointsShawn Denham
Python Development Techdegree Student 17,801 PointsAnd just about the time you get your head wrapped around that you will have to forget it to get your head wrapped around flex-box!