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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout box-sizing and max-width

Ryan B.
Ryan B.
3,236 Points
Posted by Ryan B.
Ryan B.
3,236 Points

Box Sizing

For whatever reason I'm not sure exactly what the "box sizing" property entails. Can someone, in a few sentences, tell me what the take away of this video is? Sometimes hearing it explained in someone else's words can be all the difference. Thank You!

2 Answers

Guil Hernandez
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Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher
Guil Hernandez
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Ryan Bilello,

Hopefully this article on box-sizing and the CSS box model helps answer most of your questions. :)

Stephen Van Delinder
Stephen Van Delinder
21,457 Points
Stephen Van Delinder
Stephen Van Delinder
21,457 Points

A box, or element is actually four components. Content, Padding, Border, and Margin. The default setting is to evaluate the element by the content, so the basically the box sizing property in CSS allows you to evaluate the element including it's perimeter properties as well. I think w3schools has a good explanation of this property and usage of its values.