I would like to remove the gap between the <nav> element and the <header> element. I have tried margin: 0; and other things similar to it, but nothing seems to work. I would greatly appreciate someone helping me!
body {
background-color: #FFFFFF;
color: #666666;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
header {
background-color: #00B386;
color: #FFFFFF;
background-image: url(http://picsum.photos/id/542/1000/350);
background-size: cover;
background-position: bottom;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
line-height: 400%;
text-indent: 1em;
margin-bottom: 0;
}
h1 {
margin-bottom: 0;
font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
}
h3 {
font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
}
nav {
background-color: #70DBDB;
font-weight: bold;
}
h2 {
color: #00664D;
font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
}
dt {
color: #00664D;
}
.barn {
color: #5C7FA3;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 90%;
}
nav ul li{
display: inline;
}
nav ul {
padding-left: 0
}
nav a {
text-decoration: none
}
footer {
font-size: 75%;
font-style: italic;
text-align: center;
}
dt {
list-style-type: none;
}<header><h1>Green Pasture Stable and Training</h1></header>
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="board.html">Board</a></li>
<li><a href="training.html">Training</a></li>
<li><a href="contact.html">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
<body>
<h2>A complete horse training & boarding facility</h2>
<img src="http://picsum.photos/id/584/350/200" alt="rider1">
<p><span class="barn">Green Pasture Stable and Training</span> is a full service training and boarding facility, located in just 20 miles east of Cincinnati in Amelia Ohio. Whether you show competitively, trail ride, or just need a comfortable safe place for you horse to retire, you and your horse will love it here.</p>
<ul style="list-style-image: url(marker.gif)">
<li>Ride year round, regardless of the weather, in our indoor arena.</li>
<li>Enjoy easy access to miles of trails at East Fork State Park.</li>
<li>We offer several board and training packages to fit a variety of needs and budgets.</li>
</ul>
<div>
<span id="barn">Green Pastures Stable and Training</span><br>
1252 Green Pasture Rd<br>
Amelia, Ohio 45102<br>
<br>
888-555-0751<br><br>
</div>
</body>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<footer>
Copyright © 2023 University of Cincinnati IT2040<br>
<a href="[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
</footer>
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Answers
Almost every element has default styling, in your case is the reason for the margin between HEADER and NAV.
<ul>has a default margin top and bottom of 1rem (16px). So, to remove the gap in your case you can use a margin:0 forultag in css file.Add (
ul {margin:0;}) in your css file to fix the issue.alternatively you can also reset all the default margins and padding by using
* {margin:0; padding:0;}. So that you can customize all the margins and paddings from scratch.The default margin on the
<ul>element is causing the problem. Why are you using a<ul>in a navigation menu?<ul>designates a bulleted list. Yes, you can override all its default styling, but why bother?Modern HTML has a simple way to build a perfectly good, semantically correct navigation menu. Just use a
<nav>element containing<a>elements. It has no default styles, so you’re free to style it however you like.