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Graham Davidson
Courses Plus Student 14,966 PointsResponsive Web Design Best Practic
Is there a best practice for top and bottom margins and padding on responsive webdesign. Ie should I use em px or % or is it a case of a project by project decision.
6 Answers
Scott Paterson
26,869 PointsSpot on wondering this myself, i have been using percentages myself, always good to know, if doing things the right way or is it a case of if it solves the problem and job done?
James Barnett
39,199 PointsBy definition a design not responsive unless it uses relative measurements (em or %) for layout.
Usually percentages are usually a better choice, as EMs (and REMs) are really meant for typography.
Scott Paterson
26,869 PointsThanks James
Graham Davidson
Courses Plus Student 14,966 PointsSo I guess the % for the top margin is still the % of the container that the element is in
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse TeacherGraham Davidson - Yep, it's relative to the parent element. I also recommend % based values for both margins and padding, as James Barnett mentioned.
Graham Davidson
Courses Plus Student 14,966 Pointscool thanks all
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