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Christopher Stull
6,085 PointsWhy is the percentage based on elements width? Is there a reason CSS is built that way versus a percentage of height?
I understand the the % is based on the elements width, but I am just wondering why CSS was built that way? Is there a reason? Or did percentage just have to be based on something and the CSS developers chose element width?