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798 Pointspixels and em
why do we use pixels in some cases and em in others?
1 Answer
Steve Davies
10,389 PointsPixels is using quite a strict unit of measurement that is not really flexible.
em is like a 'relative' unit. If you set say the pixel size of text, the will almost work like a percentage of that pixel unit depending on the size of the screen.