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HTML How to Make a Website Styling Web Pages and Navigation Polish the Navigation and Footer

Ivan Franzone
Ivan Franzone
7,328 Points
Posted by Ivan Franzone
Ivan Franzone
7,328 Points

Why nav has not a width?

Hello! I have seen how Nick set a "width:100%;" to the "Header" element. My question is: Why don´t we do the same with the "nav" element?

Many thanks in advance!

2 Answers

Lachlan ∆
Lachlan ∆
8,026 Points
Lachlan ∆
Lachlan ∆
8,026 Points

The nav element is nested inside the header element as it's child therefore it maintains the rules applied to it :)

Riku S.
Riku S.
11,322 Points
Riku S.
Riku S.
11,322 Points

Nav is a block element and it inherits the width from it's parent unless manually changed.