Chapter 3. Mastering the box model
This chapter covers
- Practical advice for element sizing
- Vertical centering
- Columns of equal height
- Negative margins and margin collapsing
- Consistent spacing of components on the page
When it comes to laying out elements on the page, you’ll find a lot of things going on. On a complex site, you may have floats, absolutely positioned elements, and other elements of various sizes. You may also have some layouts using newer CSS constructs, such as a flexbox or a grid layout. You have a lot of things to keep track of, and learning everything involved with layout can be overwhelming.
We’ll spend several chapters taking a close look at several layout techniques. Before we get to those, it’s important to have a solid ...
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