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erdragerdragsson
Courses Plus Student 5,887 PointsWrapper div
Hello, if i want my footer and header and all my elements to span the whole page, do i need a wrapper div?
1 Answer
colingallagher
9,743 PointsFor this you don't exactly need a wrapper div.
html, body{
height: 100%;
}
This will make your page span the height of the browser.
Tim Knight
28,863 PointsTim Knight
28,863 Pointserdrag,
I'm guessing you mean span the whole page width correct? If that's the case you don't necessarily need a wrapper div however it could help you in creating your margin against the sides of the browser. You could add your body directly on the body tag, but depending on how you're styling your background it might cause you a few issues. You could just as easily have a wrapper did that just set everything to 90% width to give you some spacing.
One thing to think about too when you're letting things flow 100% on the width is the readability of the line length. Check out this article for some interesting details that could provide some insight.