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Olga Trofimova
2,309 PointsWhy add icons as a background image
In this video we added icons to the contact fields as a background image. Why don't just add an <img> element inside each <li> item and float it by <p> element with appropriate contact information?
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George Cristian Manea
30,787 PointsYou could do that but that means you will have another html element to worry about. You could encounter some small problems of alignment when you test your website on a smartphone or tablet or even an older browser like Internet explorer 8 ,7,6 etc.
Olga Trofimova
2,309 Pointsmakes sense. Thanks!