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Kathya Sarria
945 PointsLogic of the percentage used on the padding based on the width
I did not quite understand the padding based on the width. What is the width of that div? Can you go further in this logic? Thanks!
3 Answers
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerPercentages are a relative unit of measurement, they are always relative to something else. The parent containing element. Divs are a block level element, meaning they take up an entire line of content. Therefore the wildlife div without adding a width property, will take up 100% of the parent element (primary-content in this case). Padding percentages relate to that width value of the wildlife div.
Konrad Dziekonski
7,798 Pointsand where is specified the width of the container <div> element? because its shorter than the width of the screen, and even the header. Thanks!
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerThe answer is mentioned in my original post. Nevertheless, by default, the div element is a block-level element which therefore takes the full width of the containing element. Which means, 100%.
Konrad Dziekonski
7,798 Pointsi think i posted it before the video explaining the box model, I get it now, thanks!
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerGlad you got it! No worries!