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CSS

Natalie Lewis
Natalie Lewis
3,096 Points
Posted by Natalie Lewis
Natalie Lewis
3,096 Points

Why is my header so small? The height won't change to the size I put.

https://w.trhou.se/9c1txruwex

1 Answer

Abbey Tipton
Abbey Tipton
16,846 Points
Abbey Tipton
Abbey Tipton
16,846 Points

Hello! If you want to use a percentage with a height, the height of the parent element must be set to 100% first. In this case, that would be the body and html elements themselves. Add this to your CSS:

body, html {
  height: 100%;
}

and you will be able to set the height of your header to whatever percentage you like. I hope that helps!