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CSS CSS Layout Basics Controlling Layout with CSS Display Modes Positioning Elements Side-By-Side with Inline Display

Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
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margin and padding

.name a, .main-nav a{ padding: 10px 15px; } When I write this code , then the browser apply only horizontal padding of 15px . But surprisingly , when i write - .name, .main-nav li{ padding: 10px 15px; } above code , both horizontal and vertical padding got applied. I am totally confused, because Guil said vertical padding doesn't get apply on inline elements.But here- .name, .main-nav, .main-nav li{ display: inline; } He has set ".main-nav li" as inline element. Please help me.I am totally stuck.

1 Answer

Lee Cockcroft
Lee Cockcroft
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Lee Cockcroft
Lee Cockcroft
10,278 Points

This is because its an inline tag.

Inline tags you can only move them sideways using the margins.

If you give it a "display:block" you'll then be able to use top, bottom margins

Hope this helps