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Luke Ayres
2,971 PointsWhy do the paragraph elements have a margin by default?
I thought this was resolved by the normalize css file.
1 Answer
John Stuifbergen
7,460 PointsParagraph tags have default margins in order to help the user read content easier and scan for important information.
The purpose of normalize.css is to promote better cross-browser rendering for html element. Font sizes, margins, padding, etc. can be completely different depending on the browser. Normalize is a fix for that and level-sets the appearance of the markup to make styling the rest of your site much easier.
Luke Ayres
2,971 PointsLuke Ayres
2,971 PointsAh thank you, I misunderstood normalize.css and thought it removed all default margins and padding.
John Stuifbergen
7,460 PointsJohn Stuifbergen
7,460 PointsAh, I believe you're referring to reset.css. I believe normalize includes reset and then adds its styles to "normalize".