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CSS How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Take a Mobile-First Approach

Posted by john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

is margin necessary

if margin is set to "0". it doesn't appear to have any effect. is it necessary to include it in the css file.

1 Answer

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points
Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

Is not necessary, HTML has a margin and padding predetermined for each tag, if you want all to be 0 you have to set it

* {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
}

After that you can add your own margins and paddings to the containers you want

Jonthue Michel
Jonthue Michel
1,462 Points
Jonthue Michel
Jonthue Michel
1,462 Points

If HTML has margin & padding predetermined for each tag, than why brother to do it in CSS?