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QR Code Challenge

@PrimeHouston

Desktop design screenshot for the QR code component coding challenge

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  • HTML
  • CSS
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This was my first real challenge product. Attempted to use flex display I have been learning. I definitely had issues with the sizing of the various elements in this challenge. I did a lot of trial and error with DevTools, but think it turned out decent for a first try.

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@danielmrz-dev

Posted

Hello @PrimeHouston!

Your solution looks excelent!

I have just one suggestion:

  • In order to make your HTML code more semantic, use <h1> for the main title instead of <h2>. Unlike what most people think, it's not just about the size and weight of the text.

📌 The <h1> to <h6> tags are used to define HTML headings.

📌 <h1> defines the most important heading.

📌 <h6> defines the least important heading.

📌 Only use one <h1> per page - this should represent the main heading/title for the whole page. And don't skip heading levels - start with <h1>, then use <h2>, and so on.

This change has little or not effect at all on the project, but it makes your HTML code more semantic, improving SEO optimization as well as the accessibility of your project.

I hope it helps!

Other than that, you did a great job!

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@PrimeHouston

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@danielmrz-dev That totally makes sense! I'll definitely remember to not use the <h1> to <h6> tags for styling in the future. Thank you very much for the advice and kind words!

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@Islandstone89

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Hi, congratulations on submitting your solution! Here are some tips, I hope it helps :)

HTML:

  • Every webpage needs a <main> that wraps all of the content, except for <header> and footer>. This is vital for accessibility, as it helps screen readers identify the "main" section of a page. As the card is the only main content, you can change .card into a <main>. I would also remove the .container, as it is not needed.

  • The alt text should not include words like "image" or "photo". Screen readers start announcing images with "image", so an alt text of "QR code image" would be read like this: "image, QR code image". Also, the alt text must say where it leads(frontendmentor.io).

CSS:

  • It's good practice to include a CSS Reset at the top.

  • height should be min-height - this way, the content will not get cut off if it grows beneath the viewport.

  • Remove all fixed widths in px. You rarely want to set fixed widths, as this causes issues like overflow when the screen is smaller than the set width. NB: Also, never set fixed heights!

  • Add a max-width of around 20rem on the card, to prevent it from getting too wide on larger screens.

  • On the image, add display: block and max-width: 100% - the max-width prevents it from overflowing its container.

  • To create the space between the image and the edge of the card, set padding on all 4 sides of the card.

  • Don't use % on margins.

  • font: size 15px; doesn't do anything, because it is an invalid value. It should be: font-size: 15px;. However...font-size must never be in px. This is bad for accessibility, as it prevents the font size from scaling with the user's default setting in the browser. Use rem instead.

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@PrimeHouston

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@Islandstone89 Wow! Thank you so much for the insight. All of this information was extremely helpful and easy enough for me to understand. I updated my code accordingly and think it looks much better! I'll take this advice into future projects and try to replicate this and stick it to memory!

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@Islandstone89

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@PrimeHouston Happy to help :)

Well done for implementing the changes, that is a big part of getting feedback on here. Your code looks better now, for sure.

Don't forget to change font-size from px to rem, that is very important. And for padding/margin, use units like px, em or rem.

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