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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Selectors Type Selectors

Posted by Dennis Pilat
Dennis Pilat
2,115 Points

Em

Shouldn't we be using em rather than px?

1 Answer

Riku S.
Riku S.
11,322 Points
Riku S.
Riku S.
11,322 Points

Depends on the situation. If you need really accurate sizes on all devices, you should use px, which is an absolute unit. If you'd like to give readers a change to resize texts on your site, you should use em or another relative units. Using relative units is generally recommended.