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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout box-sizing and max-width

Lisa Weil
Lisa Weil
4,919 Points
Posted by Lisa Weil
Lisa Weil
4,919 Points

Why not use max-width as a universal selector?

That way every thing on the page will be fluid. Is that common practice? If not, then why not?

Lisa Weil
Lisa Weil
4,919 Points
Lisa Weil
Lisa Weil
4,919 Points

max-width: 100%;

2 Answers

Jordan Watson
Jordan Watson
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Jordan Watson
Jordan Watson
14,738 Points

Typically when i am working on a site I usually target these DOM elements with max-width

img{
   max-width: 100%;
   display: block;
}

div,
section{
   max-width: 100%;
}

Or anything that is already a block element i would ensure is max-width: 100%;

Lisa Weil
Lisa Weil
4,919 Points
Lisa Weil
Lisa Weil
4,919 Points

Awesome. Thanks so much Jordan.