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CSS Relative Units

Jan 14, 2021

DESCRIPTION

Do you only use pixels or % in CSS? Open yourself to more possibilities and best practices with other available units.

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Relative units

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CSS

Summary

  • Each unit has its own use cases and best practices.
  • I love using rem as it's a scalable unit and consistent across devices (if proper media queries are set in root HTML element). Also, a lot of duplication is removed as e.g. font is changed in one place.
  • viewport units can be a good solution for full-page screens and other scenarios where you need to take viewport size into consideration.
  • Always Check supported browsers on caniuse for the unit you use.
  • Read more best practices about CSS units.
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