Category: viewport units

Fun with Viewport Units

Viewport units have been around for several years now, with near-perfect support in the major browsers, but I keep finding new and exciting ways to use them. I thought it would be fun to review the basics, and then round-up some of my favorite use-cases.What are viewport units? Four new “viewport-relative”...

Simple Little Use Case for `vmin`

Viewport units are things like 10vw (10% of the viewport width) or 2vh (2% of the viewport height). Useful sometimes, as they are always relative to the viewport. No cascading or influence by parent elements. There is also vmin, which is the lesser of vw and vh, and vmax, which is the greater. These values can be used ...