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HTML & CSS Beginner on margins with a problem

ramzez

Coder
Hi all,

I am new to HTML & CSS and started to do the freeCodeCamp course. On my challenge to create a form I get these text input fields that extend around my form. I can't figure out why. I expected it to look like the dropdown menu, but I don't know why there is a difference.

This is what the CSS part looks like (I used ugly colors to see clearly what my margin/padding did):

CSS:
form {
  background: yellow;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
  text-align: left;
}

.container {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 3rem auto 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.form-group {
  background-color: white;
  margin: 0 auto 1em auto;
  padding: 0.25rem;
}

.form-control {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2rem;
  padding: 0.4rem .6rem;
  background-color: black;
}

CSSproblem.png

Help is much appreciated!

~Ramzez
 
Solution
We need all of your CSS and HTML to get an idea of what is happening. I am going to say, try and remove the padding from the input and see if it sorts its self out?
CSS without HTML is worthless. I can't tell in which div the form-control resides in.
Sorry, I am trying to not give a load of info and hoped this would be enough. 😅

HTML:
 <form id="survey-form" action="URL">
    <div class="form-group">
      <label id="name-label" for="name"> <p>Name</p> </label>
       <input type="text" id="name"
              placeholder="Enter your first and last name"
              class="form-control"
              required>
    </div>

The only other div parent is the one with class 'container'.

Is this enough info?
 
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We need all of your CSS and HTML to get an idea of what is happening. I am going to say, try and remove the padding from the input and see if it sorts its self out?
 
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