- CSS Introduction
- CSS Syntax
- CSS Selectors
- How To Add CSS
- CSS Comments
- CSS Backgrounds
- CSS Borders
- CSS Margins
- CSS Padding
- CSS Height - Width
- CSS Box Model
- CSS Outline
- CSS Text
- CSS Links
- CSS Lists
- CSS Tables
- CSS Display
- CSS Max-width
- CSS Position
- CSS Overflow
- CSS Float
- CSS Inline-block
- CSS Align
- CSS Combinators
- CSS Pseudo-classes
- CSS Pseudo-elements
- CSS Opacity
- CSS Navigation Bar
- CSS Dropdowns
- CSS Image Gallery
- CSS Attr Selectors
- CSS Forms
- CSS Counters
- CSS Website Layout
- CSS !important
- CSS Rounded Corners
- CSS Border Images
- CSS Backgrounds
- CSS Colors
- CSS Color Keywords
- CSS Gradients
- CSS Radial Gradients
- CSS Text Effects
- CSS Web Fonts
- CSS 2D Transforms
- CSS 3D Transforms
- CSS Transitions
- CSS Animations
- CSS Tooltip
- CSS Image Reflection
- CSS The Object-fit
- CSS Object-position
- CSS Button
- CSS Pagination
- CSS Multiple Columns
- CSS User Interface
- CSS Variables
- CSS Box-sizing
- CSS Media Queries
- CSS Flexbox
CSS max-width
Using Width, Max-width And Margin: Auto
As mentioned in the previous chapter; a block-level element always takes up the full width available (stretches out to the left and right as far as it can).
Setting the width
of a block-level element will prevent it from stretching out to the edges of its container. Then, you can set the margins to auto, to horizontally center the element within its container. The element will take up the specified width, and the remaining space will be split equally between the two margins.
Note: The problem with the div
above occurs when the browser window is smaller than the width of the element. The browser then adds a horizontal scrollbar to the page.
Using max-width
instead, in this situation, will improve the browser's handling of small windows. This is important when making a site usable on small devices:
<html>
<head>
<style>
div.ex1 {
width: 500px;
margin: auto;
border: 3px solid #73AD21;
}
div.ex2 {
max-width: 500px;
margin: auto;
border: 3px solid #73AD21;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>CSS Max-width</h2>
<div class="ex1">This div element has width: 500px;</div>
<br>
<div class="ex2">This div element has max-width: 500px;</div>
<p><strong>Tip:</strong> Drag the browser window to smaller than 500px wide, to see the difference between
the two divs!</p>
</body>
</html>
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