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HTML How to Make a Website Styling Web Pages and Navigation Polish the Navigation and Footer

Ryan Schmelter
Ryan Schmelter
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Ryan Schmelter
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Why use absolute px value for padding instead of %?

Here, an absolute value of pixels is used instead of percentage. Wouldn't it be more adaptable if % was used?

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Christopher Debove
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Christopher Debove
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Christopher Debove
Christopher Debove
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You could, depend the case and what you want. If you want a full adaptive website, it's not rare to set all size in percentage and em/rem.

But fixed designs exist too.

Ryan Schmelter
Ryan Schmelter
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Ryan Schmelter
Ryan Schmelter
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Thanks. Appreciate your help with both questions, Christopher.