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Joseph Torres
6,282 PointsMax-width or with using 100% or 1200px using CSS Grid
Hello all, I just was just needing a little assistance on trying to figure out the best practice for the width of the container. I've seen people still use max-width or with using pixels and percentage even when using a grid. I just need the best practices for this to continue.
Also I wanted to know if one uses CSS Grid, does one still use positioning and floats and all of the old school css syntax? Thank you so much.
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Steven Parker
231,110 PointsWhile you can use them together, I would think that one advantage of grid layout is that you can usually do anything you need using it alone for arranging the contents.
The size of the grid itself would still be set by properties such as "max-width", and percentage dimensions might be used to make the entire grid responsive.
Joseph Torres
6,282 PointsJoseph Torres
6,282 PointsHello Steven, what would be a good max-width value that is typically used these days.
Steven Parker
231,110 PointsSteven Parker
231,110 PointsIt really depends on your design. And while I'm not sure how "typical" it might be, a familiar example would be right here on the forum, where 1260px is used for the outer container and 940px for the inner question container.