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HTML-CSS: Fit image in container

HTML-CSS : Exercise-38 with Solution

Using HTML, CSS fits an positions an image appropriately inside its container while preserving its aspect ratio.

  • Use object-fit: contain to fit the entire image within the container while preserving its aspect ratio.
  • Use object-fit: cover to fill the container with the image while preserving its aspect ratio.
  • Use object-position: center to position the image at the center of the container.

HTML Code:

<!--License: https://bit.ly/3GjrtVF-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
  <title>Using HTML, CSS fits an positions an image appropriately inside its container while preserving its aspect ratio</title>
</head>
<body>
<img class="image image-contain" src="/html-css-exercise/html-css-practical-exercises/flower-9.jpeg" />
<img class="image image-cover" src="/html-css-exercise/html-css-practical-exercises/flower-9.jpeg" />
</body>
</html>

CSS Code:

.image {
  background: #34495e;
  border: 1px solid #34495e;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
}

.image-contain {
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
}

.image-cover {
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: right top;
}

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HTML-CSS: Tips of the Day

How to get CSS to select ID that begins with a string ?

[id^=product]

^= indicates "starts with". Conversely, $= indicates "ends with".

The symbols are actually borrowed from Regex syntax, where ^ and $ mean "start of string" and "end of string" respectively.

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