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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Line Height

Alex Galata
Alex Galata
3,233 Points
Posted by Alex Galata
Alex Galata
3,233 Points

Units

Please tell me, what is units and how it relate to px or percentage? How can I define what number of unit I need to use? Thank you

Michal Jankowski
Michal Jankowski
4,051 Points

Hello Alex,

Units specify a length: relative to another length property (relative length units) or fixed (absolute length units). Focus on px (aboslute) em and % (relative). There are the most commonly used when you begin.

Please check w3schools webistes: http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_units.asp - theory http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_pxtoemconversion.asp - converter

Good luck!

Alex Galata
Alex Galata
3,233 Points
Alex Galata
Alex Galata
3,233 Points

A lot of thanks Michal.

1 Answer

Will Long
Will Long
5,449 Points
Will Long
Will Long
5,449 Points

the percentage is of what percent if the page is to be used and px stands for pixels, the tiny squares that make up a computer screen, to it depends on how big you want it.