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CSS CSS Layout Basics Getting Started with CSS Layout Creating a Layout Wrapper

Robert Homan
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Robert Homan
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Robert Homan
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ID vs. Class for the wrapper?

Why was wrapper made into a class instead of a ID? Aren't ids more specific? Wouldn't you want to use an id to wrap the main elements instead as to have more control over your layout?

Chris Conwell
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Chris Conwell
Chris Conwell
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IDs must be unique. You can't have more than one element with the same ID in an HTML document.

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Timo J.
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Timo J.
Timo J.
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It's only a matter of taste. You can do both on your personal projects. In a company and with a team you will need to follow a kind of chart to be understandable by your colleagues so my advice is to be confortable with both.