W3.CSS Containers
This is my Header
This is my Article
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This is my Footer
The Container Class
The w3-container class adds a 16px left and right padding to any HTML element.
The w3-container class is the perfect class to use for all HTML container elements like:
<div>, <article>, <section>, <header>, <footer>, <form>, and more.
Containers Provides Equality
The w3-container provides equality for all HTML container elements:
- Common margins
- Common paddings
- Common alignments
- Common fonts
- Common colors
To use a container, just add a w3-container class to any element:
Example
<div class="w3-container">
<p>The w3-container class is an important w3.CSS class.</p>
</div>
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To add a color, just add a w3-color class:
Example
<div class="w3-container w3-red">
<p>London is the capital city of England.</p>
</div>
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Headers and Footers
The w3-container class can be used to style headers:
Header
There is no difference in the way W3.CSS treats <div> and <header> elements.
The w3-container class can be used to style footers:
Example
<div class="w3-container w3-teal">
<h5>Footer</h5>
<p>Footer information goes here</p>
</div>
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Example
<footer class="w3-container w3-teal">
<h5>Footer</h5>
<p>Footer information goes here</p>
</footer>
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Many web pages use <div> elements instead of <header> and <footer> elements.
Articles and Sections
The w3-container class can be used to style <article> and <section> elements:
Example
<div class="w3-container">
<h2>London</h2>
<p>London is the most populous city in the United Kingdom,
with a metropolitan area of over 9 million inhabitants.</p>
</div>
<article class="w3-container">
<h2>Paris</h2>
<p>The Paris area is one of the largest population centers in Europe,
with more than 2 million inhabitants.</p>
</article>
<section class="w3-container">
<h2>Tokyo</h2>
<p>Tokyo is the center of the Greater Tokyo Area,
and the most populous metropolitan area in the world.</p>
</section>
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Many web pages uses <div> elements instead of <article> and <section> elements.
Web Page Example
Header
A car is a wheeled, self-powered motor vehicle used for transportation. Most definitions of the term specify that cars are designed to run primarily on roads. (Wikipedia)
Example using HTML <div> elements
<div class="w3-container w3-red">
<h1>Header</h1>
</div>
<img src="img_car.jpg" alt="Car" style="width:100%">
<div class="w3-container">
<p>A car is a wheeled, self-powered motor vehicle used for transportation. Most definitions of the term specify that cars are designed to run primarily on roads. (Wikipedia)</p>
</div>
<div class="w3-container w3-red">
<h5>Footer</h5>
</div>
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Example using HTML semantic elements
<header class="w3-container w3-teal">
<h1>Header</h1>
</header>
<img src="img_car.jpg" alt="Car" style="width:100%">
<article class="w3-container">
<p>A car is a wheeled, self-powered motor vehicle used for transportation. Most definitions of the term specify that cars are designed to run primarily on roads. (Wikipedia)</p>
</article>
<footer class="w3-container w3-teal">
<h5>Footer</h5>
</footer>
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Container Padding
The w3-container class has a default 16px left and right padding, and no top or bottom padding:
Example
<div class="w3-container w3-blue">
I have no top or bottom padding.
</div>
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Normally you will not have to change the default padding of a container, because paragraphs and heading provide margins that will simulate padding.
I am a Heading
I am a paragraph.
Example
<div class="w3-container w3-blue">
<h1>I am a Heading</h1>
<p>I am a paragraph.</p>
</div>
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