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Unit 6 Website Development - Tutorial 2

2.11 Use width and height carefully

Control size without breaking responsive layout.

What You Are Adding

Width and height control the size of elements, but fixed sizes can cause problems on smaller screens. Use width carefully, avoid fixed heights for text-heavy boxes, and let content grow when needed.

CSS To Add To css/style.css

Add or adapt this CSS in the stylesheet you created in Tutorial 1. Keep the HTML structure from Tutorial 1 and use CSS to improve the presentation.

.hero-image {
    width: 320px;
    height: auto;
}

.small-card {
    width: 240px;
}

Expected Output

Fixed card width
Smaller width

Build It Yourself

  1. Open the same unit-6-website folder from Tutorial 1.
  2. Add or update the relevant HTML class names if this page uses classes.
  3. Add the CSS shown above to css/style.css.
  4. Save the stylesheet and refresh the website in the browser.
  5. Compare your page with the expected output preview.

Common Mistakes

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