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Explain rem, px and em
In web design, rem, px, and em are units of measurement used for CSS properties, especially for font sizes and spacing.
px (pixels): This is a fixed unit. If you set an element's width to 100px, it will always be 100 pixels wide, regardless of the user's settings or screen size. It's precise but not scalable.
em: This unit is relative to the font size of its parent element. If you set an element's font size to 2em, it will be twice the size of its parent element's font size. For example, if the parent font size is 16px, 2em would equal 32px. This is useful for creating responsive designs.
rem (root em): Similar to em, but it is relative to the root (html) font size. It provides a more consistent sizing because it doesn't depend on the parent element's size. If the root font size is 16px and you set an element's size to 2rem, it will be 32px.
Here's an example in CSS:
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body {
font-size: 16px; /* root font size */
}
h1 {
font-size: 2rem; /* 2 * 16px = 32px */
}
p {
font-size: 1.5em; /* if parent font size is 20px, then 1.5em = 30px */
}
footer {
font-size: 14px; /* parent size for example */
}
footer p {
font-size: 1em; /* 1 * 14px = 14px because this is relative to footer */
}
In this example, the h1 will always be twice the root size, while the p elements will vary depending on their parent size.
How to make the text scale down as the container get smaller
To make text scale down as the container gets smaller, you can use CSS with the vw (viewport width) unit and the calc() function. By setting the font size to a percentage of the viewport width, the text will automatically scale down as the container gets smaller.
Here's an example:
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.container {
width: 100%;
}
.text {
font-size: calc(1vw + 1vh); /* You can adjust this value according to your preference */
}
In this example, the container class represents the container that holds the text, and the text class represents the text element.
By using 1vw + 1vh as the font size value, the font size will be calculated as a percentage of both the viewport width and height. As the container gets smaller, the font size will also decrease, scaling down the text.
Please note that this is just one approach to achieve text scaling in CSS, and there may be other methods depending on your specific requirements.
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