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CSS CSS Layout Techniques Display Modes Column Layout with Inline-Block

Terry Eminhizer
Terry Eminhizer
2,165 Points
Posted by Terry Eminhizer
Terry Eminhizer
2,165 Points

Why is the footer always 'off screen'?

Windows 8.1 / Chrome

I'm curious to know why the footer is only visible upon scrolling the page down no matter what the corresponding browser window is sized to vertically. What styles would have the footer stick directly to the bottom of the window? It appears that Guil was scrolling too in the lesson but I can't be sure on account of not knowing the details of that setup.

Thanks! -terry

2 Answers

Colton Ehrman
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Colton Ehrman
Courses Plus Student 5,859 Points
Colton Ehrman
Colton Ehrman
Courses Plus Student 5,859 Points

If you use 

footer {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0px;
}

I believe it will fix the footer to the bottom of the page

Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
16,372 Points
Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
16,372 Points

I'm not sure why but the code he uses:

html,
body,
.main-wrapper,
.col {
  height: 100%;
}

Seems to set the .col height to the browser window height which pushes the footer off the page constantly.

Colton's code above works but you will need to set width: 100% and I think the footer may overlay the bottom of the columns also.