Fluid Layouts vs. Fixed Layouts

To understand fluid layouts, let’s compare them to fixed layouts. Fixed Layout: Fixed layouts use absolute widths (in pixels) for the page and its elements. If a screen is 960 pixels wide, a fixed layout would have a page width of 960 pixels, filling the entire screen. Each structural element on the page, like the main content and sidebar, has a fixed width, such as 600 pixels for the ma...