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CSS How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Center the Wrapper

prabhu lingam
prabhu lingam
6,955 Points
Posted by prabhu lingam
prabhu lingam
6,955 Points

when the images are in the div element, should'nt the images be enclosed inside the div?

the video shows the image run outside as well. can u please explain the div element in detail.

1 Answer

Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

Images will stay contained within their parent if you have

img {
   max-width:100%;
}

Otherwise, the image show with it's actual size regardless of the size of its parent element. So if you have an image that is 1000x500px, the image will be displayed at 1000x500px unless you specify a width or max-width.