CHAPTER 5Box Model Extents
This is the second of three chapters on the Box Model. It shows how boxes can be sized, shrinkwrapped, and stretched. The previous chapter discusses the six main types of boxes: inline, inline-block, block, table, absolute, and floated. The next chapter discusses properties that style the box.
Each type of box works differently. The design patterns in this chapter show how to apply width and height to each type of box to size, shrinkwrap, or stretch it. Horizontal and vertical dimensions are independent. You can freely combine different vertical and horizontal design patterns. For example, you can stretch horizontally and shrinkwrap vertically.
Chapter Outline
- Width contrasts how width can size, shrinkwrap, or stretch ...
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