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Marie Armstrong
1,302 PointsWhite Space in Header
White spacing has appeared in my header of my webpage and I'm not sure why. I looked through all the questions relating to this problem but I still haven't been able to solve my issue.
When I was going through the coding to fix this problem originally, I didn't have a problem. The white spacing around the header disappeared and all was well. Then, the other day I edited my HTML and didn't touch my CSS and the white spacing appeared; except is wasn't only on the top now but on the right and left side as well. I'm really confused because there only thing I did to my HTLM was delete a picture in my gallery... for the life of me I can't figure out this problem and I would really appreciate any help you could throw my way.
Thanks!
Here is my CSS
/*****************
GENERAL
*****************/
body {
font-family: 'Cabin', sans-serif;
}
#wrapper {
max-width: 940px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 5%;
}
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
}
h3 {
margin: 0 0 1em 0;
}
/*****************
HEADING
*****************/
header {
float: left;
margin: 0 0 30px 0;
padding: 5px 0 0 0;
width: 100%;
}
#logo {
text-align: center;
margin: 0;
}
h1 {
font-family: 'Lobster Two', sans-serif;
margin: 15px 0;
font-size: 1.75em;
font-weight: normal;
line-height: 0.8em;
}
h2 {
font-size: 0.7em;
margin: -5px 0 0;
font-weight: normal;
}
/*****************
NAVIGATION
*****************/
nav {
text-align: center;
padding: 10px 0;
margin: 20px 0 0;
}
nav ul {
list-style: none;
margin: 0 10px;
padding: 0;
}
nav li {
display: inline-block;
}
nav a {
font-weight: 800;
padding: 15px 10px;
}
/*****************
Footer
*****************/
footer {
font-size: 0.75em;
text-align: center;
clear: both;
padding-top: 50px;
color: #F9BCC9;
}
.social-icon {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
margin: 0 5px;
}
/*****************
Page: Portfolio
*****************/
#gallery {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
}
#gallery li {
float: left;
width: 45%;
margin: 2.5%;
background-color: #f5f5f5;
color: #bdc3c7;
}
#gallery li a p {
margin: 0;
padding: 5%;
font-size: 0.75em;
color: #bdc3c7;
}
/*****************
Page: About
*****************/
.profile-photo {
display: block;
max-width: 150px;
margin: 0 auto 30px;
border-radius: 100%;
}
.contact-info a {
display: block;
min-height: 20px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: 20px 20px;
padding: 0 0 0 30px;
margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.contact-info li.phone a {
background-image: url('../img/phone.png');
}
.contact-info li.mail a {
background-image: url('../img/mail.png');
}
/*****************
Page: Contact
*****************/
.contact-info {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
font-size: 0.9em;
}
/*****************
COLORS
*****************/
/* site body */
body {
background-color: #fff;
color: #bdc3c7;
}
/* pink header */
header {
background: #FA97AE;
border-color: #F9BCC9;
}
/* nav background on mobile */
nav {
background: #F9BCC9;
}
/* logo text */
h1, h2 {
color: #fff;
}
/* links */
a {
color: #F9BCC9;
}
/* nav link */
nav a, nav a:visited {
color: #fff;
}
/* selected nav link */
nav a.selected, nav a:hover{
color: #E84C82 ;
}
& HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title> MA | Web Design </title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cabin:400,700,400italic,700italic%7CLobster+Two:400,400italic,700,700italic' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/responsive.css">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
</head>
<body>
<header>
<a href="index.html" id="logo">
<h1>MA</h1>
<h2>Web Design/h2>
</a>
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected"> Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
<li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
<div id="wrapper">
<section>
<ul id="gallery">
<li>
<a href="img/IMG_2847.JPG">
<img src="img/IMG_2847.JPG" alt="">
<p>1</p>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="img/IMG_9583.JPG">
<img src="img/IMG_9583.JPG" alt="">
<p>2</p>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="img/File0493.JPG">
<img src="img/File0493.JPG" alt="">
<p>3</p>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="img/IMG_9370.JPG">
<img src="img/IMG_9370.JPG" alt="">
<p>4</p>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="img/IMG_9555.JPG">
<img src="img/IMG_9555.JPG" alt="">
<p>5</p>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<footer>
<a href="http://instagram.com/"><img src="img/instagram+button.png" alt="Instagram Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
<p>© 2014 MA</p>
</footer>
</div>
</body>
</html>
3 Answers
adamdonatello
27,485 PointsHi Marie!
The white space you are seeing around your header is caused by the browser. Most browsers have some default styling which will effect your webpage.
In order to remove the white spacing around your header try adding the following to your css:
body{ padding: 0; margin: 0; }
I hope this solves your issue :)
bleedcmyk
5,945 PointsAdding margin: 0; should resolve your issue, also your h2 tag isnt closed.
Marie Armstrong
1,302 PointsHi adamdonatello and imuya,
Thanks for giving me some great advice! I am happy to report my problem has been solved!
Yippie :D
Joshua Nevard
1,771 PointsJoshua Nevard
1,771 PointsHi there adamdonatello,
After having the same problem your post has solved my issue, thanks dude!
Josh
adamdonatello
27,485 Pointsadamdonatello
27,485 PointsHi Josh,
That's great! I'm glad I could be of some assistance :)