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CSS CSS Layout Basics Getting Started with CSS Layout Centering Page Content and Creating a Full-width Header

Amber Cook
Amber Cook
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Posted by Amber Cook
Amber Cook
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Why is the text-align property in the main-footer element?

Why/how does the text-align property align the content in the entire page when the property was only placed in the main-footer element? And why wouldn't you place the text-align property inside of the container element instead?

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Emmanuel Molina
Emmanuel Molina
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Emmanuel Molina
Emmanuel Molina
9,268 Points

The text-align property only center the footer text. It's the .container {width: 70%; margin: 0 auto;} who centers the other parts. And as its name says it's "text align", meaning if you have something else than text element it won't work. The footer has only text.