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Start your free trialTyler York
8,177 PointsWhy would "margin: 0;" tell me not all sides have zero margin?
I'm confused as to why setting a margin of 0 wouldn't automatically assign it to all sides.
#gallery ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
}
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
#wrapper {
max-width: 940px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
#logo {
text-align: center;
margin: 0;
}
h1, h2 {
color: #fff;
}
nav a {
color: #fff;
}
nav a:hover {
color: #32673f;
}
h1 {
font-family: ‘Changa One’, sans-serif;
font-size: 1.75em;
font-weight: normal;
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
}
#gallery ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
}
1 Answer
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 PointsTyler,
The margin
property is shorthand for margin-top
, margin-right
, margin-bottom
and margin-left
. It's typically easier to use this to avoid having to list out each one separately.
margin: 0; // is equivalent to
margin: 0, 0, 0, 0; // margin: top, right, bottom, left — or
margin-top: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-left: 0;
Check out the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) for more information — great resource.
–Rich