Aligning Images: A Guide
There are a lot of different techniques that will allow you to align images, both HTML and CSS techniques, but one of the easiest ways to align an image to the left or right of a page or element is […]
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Margins Vs. Padding
The difference between margin and padding is an important concept for new developers to grasp. While margin and padding both provide space in relation to elements, they do so in different ways. Padding provides space within the element, meaning that it […]
How to Center Any HTML Element
We’ve all had that pesky HTML element that refuses to center no matter how many different CSS styles we apply. We always get it eventually, but sometimes it’s not before a lot of time has been wasted trying to remember […]
Quick Tip: Multiple Classes
Sometimes it’s necessary for an HTML element to have two, three, or even four + classes assigned to it. To assign multiple classes to an element, all you need to do is separate them with a space, like this:
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Create Transparent HTML Backgrounds Using RGBA
CSS’s opacity property is great for making any HTML element (especially images) see-through or transparent, but the problem with the property is that it applies to the opacity of the entire element. If you have a <p> tag positioned over an […]
EM vs. PX: Sizing HTML Elements in CSS
When defining an HTML element’s size — whether it’s a font size, the width or height of div, or the margin and padding of any particular element, you can use relative units like rem or em, or you can use […]
CSS Border-Radius Property
The CSS border-radius property can be used to give HTML elements rounded corners. Most commonly, the property is seen using only one value, but it actually will take up to four values.
Assigning one value to the border-radius property will apply […]
Cool CSS Effects: Realistic Text Highlighting
With CSS, you can use the background property to make it look like text has been highlighted, but it doesn’t quite mimic how highlighting looks in real life. If you want to make your highlights appear more realistic, you can […]
How to Cut Off Text-Overflow with an Ellipsis
CSS’s text-overflow property is rarely used but easy to implement. When given the value of ellipsis, it adds an ellipsis to the cut off point of any text that doesn’t fit within its parent element.
The CSS to achieve the effect […]
Rotate HTML Elements Using CSS Transform
CSS3’s transform property makes it easy to rotate any HTML element using only code.
Below we have a div that’s screaming: “Rotate Me!”
All we need to rotate this div is one line of CSS:
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transform: rotate(10deg);
This one simple […]