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16,594 Pointsis margin necessary
if margin is set to "0". it doesn't appear to have any effect. is it necessary to include it in the css file.
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Jesus Mendoza
23,289 PointsIs not necessary, HTML has a margin and padding predetermined for each tag, if you want all to be 0 you have to set it
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
After that you can add your own margins and paddings to the containers you want
Jonthue Michel
1,462 PointsJonthue Michel
1,462 PointsIf HTML has margin & padding predetermined for each tag, than why brother to do it in CSS?