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CSS CSS Layout Basics Getting Started with CSS Layout Centering Page Content and Creating a Full-width Header

Barry Cherry
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Barry Cherry
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Posted by Barry Cherry
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Barry Cherry
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,395 Points

with the div container, why is the div put in as a child element to the <header> if we are going to edit the header?

If we are going to edit the header, shouldn't it have been: 

                <div class="container">
                    <header class="main-header">
                       <h1 class="name"><a href="#">Best City Guide</a></h1>
                       <ul class="main-nav">
                        <li><a href="#">ice cream</a></li>
                        <li><a href="#">donuts</a></li>
                        <li><a href="#">tea</a></li>
                        <li><a href="#">coffee</a></li>
                    </ul>
                   </header>
                </div>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The div inside provides a convenient target for styling to provide margins and centering for the inner elements, while still allowing the header itself cover the full width of the window.