Q&A CSS Box Model

What is the CSS Box Model?

The CSS Box Model essentially is a box that encapsulates content within an element, such as a div. The CSS Box model contains the "Content", "padding", "border", and "margin".

What is the difference between margin and padding?

Margin clears an area around the border. If you had multiple boxes with that had a margin of 15%, each box would have a space between each box

How is an HTML element height and width determined?

The height increases the height of the element block vertically and the width increases the width of the element block horizontally, without changing the padding or border of the element block.

Explain the CSS property: padding 25px 50px.

Padding 25px 50px increases the element block 25px vertically and 50px horizontally while porportionally maintaining the original position of the content

What is the difference between a border and an outline?

Both border and outline are essentially the same except the border surround the padding and content, while the outline encapsules everything inckuding the border, almost acting as a second outer border.