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Timothy Kagiri
833 Points
pseudo selector a:visited not working well

Posted October 8, 2020 3:05pm by Timothy Kagiri

Timothy Kagiri
833 Points
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Aaron Bailey
Courses Plus Student 2,915 Points
How do you know what the root element is?

Posted January 20, 2020 7:42pm by Aaron Bailey

Aaron Bailey
Courses Plus Student 2,915 Points
1 Answer
Suzanne N
1,407 Points
When to use EM of REM?

Posted August 16, 2019 1:40pm by Suzanne N

Suzanne N
1,407 Points
1 Answer
Kaycee Harris
935 Points
Rem and em

Posted June 18, 2019 7:45pm by Kaycee Harris

Kaycee Harris
935 Points
1 Answer
marcos rodriguez
1,214 Points
I understand the uses of the units, but the em "problem" I didn't really understand?

Posted June 10, 2019 7:01am by marcos rodriguez

marcos rodriguez
1,214 Points
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alan ingram
Courses Plus Student 3,979 Points
What would be rem best practice?

Posted April 17, 2019 4:50pm by alan ingram

alan ingram
Courses Plus Student 3,979 Points
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hassan mohammad
Courses Plus Student 818 Points
Difference between px , em and rem

Posted April 13, 2019 1:08am by hassan mohammad

hassan mohammad
Courses Plus Student 818 Points
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Routine Poutine
26,050 Points
If REM is root and EM is parent, is the root a constant and a parent relative -- is the root always 16px?

Posted March 8, 2019 7:37pm by Routine Poutine

Routine Poutine
26,050 Points
1 Answer
Andrew Phythian
19,747 Points
Interesting difference between Em and Rem use in HTML structure.

Posted August 23, 2018 7:27pm by Andrew Phythian

Andrew Phythian
19,747 Points
1 Answer
Miguel Enriquez
2,057 Points
REMs seem redundant. Why not use px instead?

Posted June 14, 2018 1:30pm by Miguel Enriquez

Miguel Enriquez
2,057 Points
2 Answers
Paul Kelly
3,541 Points
em vs. %, what are % relative to?

Posted June 12, 2018 8:06pm by Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly
3,541 Points
1 Answer
angel moreta
2,912 Points
quetion

Posted May 20, 2018 6:58pm by angel moreta

angel moreta
2,912 Points
1 Answer
Andy tran
7,112 Points
Using Em, rem, % over pixels under what case?

Posted January 11, 2018 7:01am by Andy tran

Andy tran
7,112 Points
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Andy tran
7,112 Points
Converting px to em

Posted January 10, 2018 7:17pm by Andy tran

Andy tran
7,112 Points
1 Answer
Aidan Palmer
5,844 Points
Why use ems? They seem to be a huge problem compare to %'s and rems.

Posted January 2, 2018 7:27pm by Aidan Palmer

Aidan Palmer
5,844 Points
2 Answers
IT Team Developer
2,570 Points
Which element is the ROOT element in rem?

Posted September 16, 2017 8:16am by IT Team Developer

IT Team Developer
2,570 Points
1 Answer
Raihan Khan
2,168 Points
What is the difference between rem, em and pixel

Posted July 31, 2017 7:06pm by Raihan Khan

Raihan Khan
2,168 Points
2 Answers
justin light
4,921 Points
Why don't I just use REM all the time?

Posted June 8, 2017 9:02am by justin light

justin light
4,921 Points
0 Answers
Moses Finlay
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 24,800 Points
What is the best Unit to use REM, EM, or PX?

Posted April 18, 2017 5:28am by Moses Finlay

Moses Finlay
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 24,800 Points
1 Answer
Paula Mourad
5,154 Points
Confusion! Em vs Rem examples

Posted September 20, 2016 9:47pm by Paula Mourad

Paula Mourad
5,154 Points
5 Answers
Dennis Brown
28,742 Points
Is Rem's ability to ignore compound Em's just an overlay for the parent element?

Posted July 26, 2016 1:06am by Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown
28,742 Points
0 Answers
Bryan Flanigan
2,617 Points
My font size is not being reset like instructor said it would. I have checked syntax for 20 min and cannot figure it out

Posted April 2, 2016 2:39am by Bryan Flanigan

Bryan Flanigan
2,617 Points
1 Answer
Jason Welsh
Treehouse Project Reviewer
Typography course?

Posted March 31, 2016 5:59am by Jason Welsh

Jason Welsh
Treehouse Project Reviewer
1 Answer
ramseydennis
4,530 Points
In the previous video, Guil doesn't choose a font size for the html element -

Posted February 10, 2016 3:17am by ramseydennis

ramseydennis
4,530 Points
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Dylan Watts
Courses Plus Student 3,563 Points
My "Tahoe" website is showing up completely different to what Guil's does in his video.

Posted January 14, 2016 4:22am by Dylan Watts

Dylan Watts
Courses Plus Student 3,563 Points
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Bala Manush
Courses Plus Student 694 Points
I think it's a bit mistake on this video

Posted December 15, 2015 2:04pm by Bala Manush

Bala Manush
Courses Plus Student 694 Points
4 Answers
Kalidh Mohamed
5,995 Points
Wouldn't there still be a compounding issue of we changed the font size of the root to more than 16px?

Posted October 4, 2015 2:25am by Kalidh Mohamed

Kalidh Mohamed
5,995 Points
1 Answer
Ryan Jin
15,337 Points
I still don't get what is the difference between rem and em

Posted July 27, 2015 10:44am by Ryan Jin

Ryan Jin
15,337 Points
2 Answers
Gary Calhoun
10,317 Points
So do we use ems and use rems as a last resort?

Posted July 12, 2015 7:48pm by Gary Calhoun

Gary Calhoun
10,317 Points
3 Answers
Njdeh Satourian
1,413 Points
It describes a rem unit as relative only to the root element on the page. Does this mean it is always relative to 16px?

Posted February 16, 2015 9:15pm by Njdeh Satourian

Njdeh Satourian
1,413 Points
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