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Matthew Thomas
3,127 Pointsusing "rem"
h1 { font-size:2.5em;
}
p { font-size:1.5em; }
.more a { font-size:1.2rem; }
what am i doing wrong here?
3 Answers
Matthew Thomas
3,127 Points….thanks - had the <a> element in the wrong place, duhh :(
Dillon Patel
4,025 PointsThe rem unit stands for root-em. Root-em will be a multiplier in regards to the root element which is normally the HTML element. The default font-size is normally 16 px (or 1 em).
When using the em unit, you avoid the 'compounding effect'. The compounding effect with multiply on top of the already adjusted font-size.
Let me know what you're trying to do and hopefully I can help you out!
Jon Edwards
7,913 PointsThis article really makes it make sense: (about em units and rem units)
http://www.impressivewebs.com/understanding-em-units-css/
Also, CSS Tricks has a good article, read the comments!