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Unit 6 Website Development - Tutorial 2

2.15 Control image sizes using width: 100% and height: auto

Make images responsive without stretching them.

What You Are Adding

Images should usually be allowed to shrink to fit their container. Width: 100% makes the image use the available width, while height: auto keeps the original proportions.

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.

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

Expected Output

The image fits the container and keeps its shape.

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.

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