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CSS CSS Layout Basics Page Layout with the Float Property The Float Challenge

Alex Forseth
Alex Forseth
8,017 Points
Posted by Alex Forseth
Alex Forseth
8,017 Points

What does he mean specifically when he keeps hinting at "fluid width"?

I have been hearing about this "fluid width" for lessons now and I am pretty sure he means something specific but since there are like a biggillion instructions over the course of a few lessons can someone let me know what EXACTLY he means? Thanks.

2 Answers

Max Senden
Max Senden
23,177 Points
Max Senden
Max Senden
23,177 Points

Hi Alex,

Fluid width simply means that a HTML element will adapt to the width of the screen (of the device you're viewing the website on). For example an HTML with an width of 60% will look much wider on my desktop screen than it will on my iPad's screen.

Hope it helps! Max