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Unit 6 Website Development - Tutorial 2

2.16 Use object-fit to stop images stretching

Crop images neatly when they need the same shape.

What You Are Adding

Object-fit controls how an image fills a set width and height. Object-fit: cover crops the image to fill the box without stretching it. This is useful for card thumbnails that need to be the same size.

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.

.card-image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 180px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

Expected Output

The thumbnail fills a fixed area without looking stretched.

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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