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Kate Moore
Kate Moore
22,916 Points
Posted by Kate Moore
Kate Moore
22,916 Points

Is there a reason to use px instead of ems?

For the previous/next buttons in this video he uses px and then resizes with a media query. Is this just a matter of habit or is there a reason to use px? I have been slowly converting my brain to use ems for everything but have come across a few wordpress plugins that will only let me use px for font sizes. Is there a reason I should be using px? Or should I just sit back and wait for the world to adapt to ems?

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Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Ems are relative, pixels are of course not, so it cases like buttons, it would make sense that you might want a button to be 50px tall whether its on desktop or mobile.

If there is no need for the element to grow relative to it's parent, there is no need to take the risk using ems.