Flexbox has become my go-to method for centering elements on a webpage. It offers a simple and effective way to achieve this effect. To center an element using flexbox, you need to wrap it in a <div> and apply the following CSS properties: .wrapper { display: flex; justify-content: center; } By setting the display property to flex and the justify-content property to center, you instruct the browser to center the contents of the wrapper div....
Centering an element with CSS can sometimes be tricky, but with modern CSS techniques, it has become much easier. In this blog post, I will guide you through the different ways to center elements using CSS, both horizontally and vertically. Center Horizontally Text To center text horizontally, simply set the text-align property to center: p { text-align: center; } Blocks For non-text elements, the preferred way to center them horizontally is by using Flexbox:...
Aligning elements vertically in the center can sometimes be a challenging task, especially when using flexbox. In this article, we will explore the steps to align center vertically using Tailwind CSS, a popular utility-first CSS framework. To achieve vertical center alignment using flexbox, you need to apply the following CSS instructions to a container: display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; In Tailwind CSS, these instructions can be translated to the classes flex, items-center, and justify-center....
Changing the value of a DOM (Document Object Model) element is a common task in web development. Whether you want to update the text content of a paragraph, modify the value of an input field, or alter any other element within a webpage, there are straightforward ways to achieve this. In this article, we will explore how to change a DOM node value using JavaScript. Method 1: Changing the innerText Property One way to modify the value of a DOM element is by updating its innerText property....
Learn how to easily change the port that your Next.js app runs on in development mode to avoid conflicts with other services. If you’re running a Next.js app locally, it typically runs on port 3000 by default. However, if that port is already in use by another service, you’ll need to change it. To change the port, follow these steps: Locate the package.json file in the main folder of your Next....
In today’s blog post, we’ll explore a simple HTML technique to change an image URL specifically for dark mode. While CSS makes it easy to apply style changes based on the system’s preference for dark mode using the prefers-color-scheme media feature, we often come across situations where we need to change the image itself, rather than applying a CSS rule. One way to achieve this is by utilizing the picture tag to wrap the img tag....
When migrating a blog from Hugo to Next.js, I encountered an issue regarding the usage of spaces in image names. While Hugo allowed spaces, Next.js markdown requires hyphens instead. This posed a challenge as I frequently use screenshots with default names like “Screen Shot 2022-…”. To overcome this limitation, I implemented a script that converted the image names to use hyphens instead of spaces. For example: "Screen Shot 2022-..." => "Screen-Shot-2022-....
In C programming, you can use the ctype.h standard library to check the value of a char type variable. There are several useful functions available for character value checks: isalnum(): Checks if a character is alphanumeric. isalpha(): Checks if a character is alphabetic. iscntrl(): Checks if a character is a control character. isdigit(): Checks if a character is a digit. isgraph(): Checks if a character is a printable ASCII character (excluding space)....
When working with dates in JavaScript, you may come across a scenario where you need to determine if a given date refers to a day in the past. Simply comparing dates using the getTime() method isn’t sufficient, as dates may have different times associated with them. This article will guide you through a solution to this problem. To check if a date references a past day in JavaScript, you can use the following function:...
In JavaScript, it is common to come across situations where you need to determine if a given value is an array. You might need to perform specific operations based on whether the value is an array or not. Luckily, JavaScript provides a convenient method called Array.isArray() to perform this check. To determine if an object is an array, you can use the isArray() static method provided by the Array built-in object....