EM vs. PX: Sizing HTML Elements in CSS
When defining an HTML element’s size — whether it’s a font size, the width or height of div, or the margin and padding of any particular element, you can use relative units like rem or em, or you can use [...]
When defining an HTML element’s size — whether it’s a font size, the width or height of div, or the margin and padding of any particular element, you can use relative units like rem or em, or you can use [...]
The CSS border-radius property can be used to give HTML elements rounded corners. Most commonly, the property is seen using only one value, but it actually will take up to four values.
Assigning one value to the border-radius property will apply [...]
With CSS, you can use the background property to make it look like text has been highlighted, but it doesn’t quite mimic how highlighting looks in real life. If you want to make your highlights appear more realistic, you can [...]
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TODO remove settings on BODY since we can't namespace it.
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TODO test putting a class on HEAD.
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* Corrects `block` display not defined in IE 6/7/8/9 and Firefox 3.
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hgroup,
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height: 0;
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* 2. Improves image quality when scaled in IE 7.
*/
img {
border: 0; /* 1 */
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* Corrects overflow displayed oddly in IE 9.
*/
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overflow: hidden;
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* Addresses margin not present in IE 6/7/8/9, Safari 5, and Opera 11.
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figure {
margin: 0;
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/*
* Corrects margin displayed oddly in IE 6/7.
*/
form {
margin: 0;
}
/*
* Define consistent border, margin, and padding.
*/
fieldset {
border: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
margin: 0 2px;
padding: 0.35em 0.625em 0.75em;
}
/*
* 1. Corrects color not being inherited in IE 6/7/8/9.
* 2. Corrects text not wrapping in Firefox 3.
* 3. Corrects alignment displayed oddly in IE 6/7.
*/
legend {
border: 0; /* 1 */
padding: 0;
white-space: normal; /* 2 */
*margin-left: -7px; /* 3 */
}
/*
* 1. Corrects font size not being inherited in all browsers.
* 2. Addresses margins set differently in IE 6/7, Firefox 3+, Safari 5,
* and Chrome.
* 3. Improves appearance and consistency in all browsers.
*/
button,
input,
select,
textarea {
font-size: 100%; /* 1 */
margin: 0; /* 2 */
vertical-align: baseline; /* 3 */
*vertical-align: middle; /* 3 */
}
/*
* Addresses Firefox 3+ setting `line-height` on `input` using `!important` in
* the UA stylesheet.
*/
button,
input {
line-height: normal;
}
/*
* 1. Avoid the WebKit bug in Android 4.0.* where (2) destroys native `audio`
* and `video` controls.
* 2. Corrects inability to style clickable `input` types in iOS.
* 3. Improves usability and consistency of cursor style between image-type
* `input` and others.
* 4. Removes inner spacing in IE 7 without affecting normal text inputs.
* Known issue: inner spacing remains in IE 6.
*/
button,
html input[type="button"], /* 1 */
input[type="reset"],
input[type="submit"] {
-webkit-appearance: button; /* 2 */
cursor: pointer; /* 3 */
*overflow: visible; /* 4 */
}
/*
* Re-set default cursor for disabled elements.
*/
button[disabled],
input[disabled] {
cursor: default;
}
/*
* 1. Addresses box sizing set to content-box in IE 8/9.
* 2. Removes excess padding in IE 8/9.
* 3. Removes excess padding in IE 7.
* Known issue: excess padding remains in IE 6.
*/
input[type="checkbox"],
input[type="radio"] {
box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
padding: 0; /* 2 */
*height: 13px; /* 3 */
*width: 13px; /* 3 */
}
/*
* 1. Addresses `appearance` set to `searchfield` in Safari 5 and Chrome.
* 2. Addresses `box-sizing` set to `border-box` in Safari 5 and Chrome
* (include `-moz` to future-proof).
*/
input[type="search"] {
-webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 */
-moz-box-sizing: content-box;
-webkit-box-sizing: content-box; /* 2 */
box-sizing: content-box;
}
/*
* Removes inner padding and search cancel button in Safari 5 and Chrome
* on OS X.
*/
input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button,
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-webkit-appearance: none;
}
/*
* Removes inner padding and border in Firefox 3+.
*/
button::-moz-focus-inner,
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border: 0;
padding: 0;
}
/*
* 1. Removes default vertical scrollbar in IE 6/7/8/9.
* 2. Improves readability and alignment in all browsers.
*/
textarea {
overflow: auto; /* 1 */
vertical-align: top; /* 2 */
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/*
* Remove most spacing between table cells.
*/
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing: 0;
}
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