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vamosrope14
14,932 PointsI don't see the extra space created by the browser due to inline-blocks?
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4 Answers
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsThis is explained about 1 minute into the video. It's the same trick he did in the earlier video on Removing Gaps Between Inline and Inline-Block Elements where negative margins are used to pull the element into what would otherwise be a gap.
vamosrope14
14,932 Points.
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsI accidentally posted the wrong answer but deleted it .. you must have been quick to see it!
I was right about "white space" actually being "background-colored space", but that's a different issue than what you are asking here. The background behind the columns actually is white in this case, it's the columns that have the colored background.
vamosrope14
14,932 Points.
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsThat's the whole point of the negative margin trick .. to eliminate the gap between the columns.
vamosrope14
14,932 Points.
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsThere would have been a gap if not compensated for with the margins. Try removing those settings and see!