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Konrad Dziekonski
7,798 Pointsscaling in px and %
Hi
I have just tried and it looks that no matter if we set padding in px or % the browser rescales the div in the same way, could You explain furter what is a good practice and when to use which? Thanks
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,007 PointsIf these units look the same, then the containing element of the one you're setting must just happen to be about 100 pixels wide.
And you'd typically choose px units if you want a consistent size for something, and a percentage unit if you wanted it to adapt to the size of its parent element (which might possibly be relative to the window size).
KAMRAN IMRANLI
4,107 PointsSteven Parker So Guil mentions that when we set the padding in percentages, for example, 50%, it takes the 50% of the width of the container. And when I make it 100% it becomes the whole browser window. So does this mean that the percentage value is related to the width of the browser window but not the width of the container?
Steven Parker
231,007 PointsThe percentage is relative to the parent container. If 100% makes it the whole browser window then the parent element must already be that size.