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--description--

Instead of using em or px to size text, you can use viewport units for responsive typography. Viewport units, like percentages, are relative units, but they are based off different items. Viewport units are relative to the viewport dimensions (width or height) of a device, and percentages are relative to the size of the parent container element.

The four different viewport units are:

  • vw (viewport width): 10vw would be 10% of the viewport's width.
  • vh (viewport height): 3vh would be 3% of the viewport's height.
  • vmin (viewport minimum): 70vmin would be 70% of the viewport's smaller dimension (height or width).
  • vmax (viewport maximum): 100vmax would be 100% of the viewport's bigger dimension (height or width).

Here is an example that sets a body tag to 30% of the viewport's width.

body { width: 30vw; }

--instructions--

Set the width of the h2 tag to 80% of the viewport's width and the width of the paragraph as 75% of the viewport's smaller dimension.

--hints--

Your h2 tag should have a width of 80vw.

assert(
__helpers
.removeCssComments(code)
.match(/h2\s*?{\s*?width:\s*?80vw;\s*?}/g)
);

Your p tag should have a width of 75vmin.

assert(
__helpers
.removeCssComments(code)
.match(/p\s*?{\s*?width:\s*?75vmin;\s*?}/g)
);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

<style>

</style>

<h2>Importantus Ipsum</h2>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus quis tempus massa. Aenean erat nisl, gravida vel vestibulum cursus, interdum sit amet lectus. Sed sit amet quam nibh. Suspendisse quis tincidunt nulla. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Ut sit amet pretium nisl. Vivamus vel mi sem. Aenean sit amet consectetur sem. Suspendisse pretium, purus et gravida consequat, nunc ligula ultricies diam, at aliquet velit libero a dui.</p>

--solutions--

<style>
h2 {
width: 80vw;
}
p {
width: 75vmin;
}
</style>

<h2>Importantus Ipsum</h2>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus quis tempus massa. Aenean erat nisl, gravida vel vestibulum cursus, interdum sit amet lectus. Sed sit amet quam nibh. Suspendisse quis tincidunt nulla. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Ut sit amet pretium nisl. Vivamus vel mi sem. Aenean sit amet consectetur sem. Suspendisse pretium, purus et gravida consequat, nunc ligula ultricies diam, at aliquet velit libero a dui.</p>