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How to stretch and scale CSS background?

To stretch and scale CSS background, we set the background-size property.

For instance, we write

#my_container {
  background-size: 100% auto;
}

to set the background-size property to 100% auto; to stretch and scale the border to fill the element.

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How to force child div to be 100% of parent div’s height without specifying parent’s height with CSS?

To force child div to be 100% of parent div’s height without specifying parent’s height with CSS, we use flexbox.

For instance, we write

.parent {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
}

.child {
  align-self: center; 
}

to make the element with class parent a flex container with display: flex;.

And then the children element should fill the parent’s height by default.

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How to make a div vertically scrollable using CSS?

To make a div vertically scrollable using CSS, we set the overflow-y property.

For instance, we write

<div style="overflow-y: scroll; height: 400px">...</div>

to make the div scrollable vertically with overflow-y: scroll;.

We’ve to set the div’s height for overflow-y to work.

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How to fix image inside div has extra space below the image with CSS?

To fix image inside div has extra space below the image with CSS, we make the image a block element.

For instance, we write

img {
  display: block;
}

to make the image a block element with display: block; to remove the space below the image.

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How to position absolute but relative to parent with CSS?

To position absolute but relative to parent with CSS, we set the position property.

For instance, we write

#father {
  position: relative;
}

#son1 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
}

to set the parent element to have relative position with position: relative;.

Then we set the child to have absolute position with position: absolute;, which will position it relative to the parent.