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CSS How to Make a Website Styling Web Pages and Navigation Polish the Navigation and Footer

Chad Archibald
Chad Archibald
3,698 Points
Posted by Chad Archibald
Chad Archibald
3,698 Points

When adding padding to my nav list, the items all shift out of place.

Before entering padding line everything is centered.

/****************
GENERAL
*****************/

body {
  font-family: font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 5%;
 }


a { 
  text-decoration: none;
}

img { 
  max-width: 100%;
}



/****************
HEADING
*****************/
header {
  float:left
  margin: 0 0 30px 0;
  padding: 5px 0 0 0;
  width: 100%;
}


#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}


h1 { font-family: 'Changa One', sans-serif;
      margin: 15px 0;
      font-size: 1.75em;
      font-weight: normal;
      line-height: 0.8em;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 0.75em;
  margin: -5px 0 0;
  font-weight: normal;
}




/****************
NAVIGATION
*****************/

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px 0;
  margin: 20px 0 0;

}

nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 10px;
  padding: 0;
}

nav li {
  display: inline-block;
}


nav a {
  font-weight: 800;
  padding: 10px 15px 
}


/****************
FOOTER
*****************/

footer {
  font-size: 0.75em;
  text-align: center;
  clear: both;
  padding-top: 50px;
  color: #ccc;
}

.social-icon {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  margin: 0 5px;
}



/****************
PAGE: PORTFOLIO
*****************/

#gallery {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

#gallery li {
  float: left;
  width: 45%;
  margin: 2.5%;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color: #bdc3c7
}  

#gallery li a p {
  margin: 0;
  padding; 5%;
  font-size: 0.75em;
  color: #bdc3c7

}



/****************
COLORS
*****************/

/* site body */
body {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #999;
}

/* green header*/
header {
  background: #e4772c;
  border-color: #cf6318;
}

/* nav background for mobile */
nav {
  background: #cf6318;
 }

/* logo text */
h1, h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

/* links */
a{
  Color: #e4772c;
}

/* nav links */
nav a, nav a:visited {
  color: #fff;
}

/* selected nav link */
nav a.selected, nav a:hover {
  color:#555;
}

and my index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Chad Archibald | Designer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
 <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">

  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Chad Archibald</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
    <nav>
      <ul>
        <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
        <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
      </ul>
    </nav>
      </a>
    </header>
     <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
        <ul id="gallery">
          <li>
            <a href="img/2.jpg">
              <img src="img/2.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Heat</p>
            </a>
          </li>

          <li>
            <a href="img/1.jpg">
              <img src="img/1.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Dude</p>
            </a>
          </li>

          <li>
            <a href="img/3.jpg">
              <img src="img/3.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Team</p>
            </a>
          </li>

          <li>
            <a href="img/4.jpg">
              <img src="img/4.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Crew</p>
            </a>
          </li>

          <li>
            <a href="img/5.jpg">
              <img src="img/5.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Snax</p>
            </a>
          </li>

          <li>
            <a href="img/6.jpg">
              <img src="img/6.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Squad</p>
            </a>
          </li>

        </ul>
      </section>

    </div>
    <footer>

        <a href="http://twitter.com/chadarchibald"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo"class="social-icon"></a>
        <a href="http://facebook.com/chadarchibald"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo"class="social-icon"></a>
      <p>&copy; 2015 Chad Archibald.</p>
      </footer>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Chad,

It sounds as though the padding it being added to the width and making the total width larger than required.

This CSS Tricks Padding article may help to explain what's happening, particularly under heading Padding and Element Width Calculations.

Hope it helps

-Rich

Chad Archibald
Chad Archibald
3,698 Points
Chad Archibald
Chad Archibald
3,698 Points

Thanks Rich, I understand the problem better, and why it is occurring. I unfortunately don't understand how to fix it.

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Chad,

No problem, I see you look to have found how to fix the issue but just in case I've misunderstood; under the heading Padding and Element Width Calculations is a sections which gives details on how to resolve with a link to box-sizing.

Hope that helps

-Rich

Chad Archibald
Chad Archibald
3,698 Points
Chad Archibald
Chad Archibald
3,698 Points

Found the problem, thanks again.