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HTML How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Adjust the Profile Page and Header

Shelley Ferris
Shelley Ferris
640 Points
Posted by Shelley Ferris
Shelley Ferris
640 Points

Margin and padding

I am still not understanding the difference between margin and padding and how the two work together. Thanks.

2 Answers

Łukasz Czuliński
Łukasz Czuliński
8,646 Points
Łukasz Czuliński
Łukasz Czuliński
8,646 Points

This article really nailed it for me when I was still unclear of how they behave/work.

http://css-tricks.com/the-css-box-model/

Shelley Ferris
Shelley Ferris
640 Points
Shelley Ferris
Shelley Ferris
640 Points

Thank you! That was exactly what I needed.