Placing border inside of div and not on its edge

📝 The Border Dilemma: How to Place a Border Inside a Div and Not on its Edge 🤔

If you've ever tried to add a border to a <div> element, you might have encountered the frustrating issue of the border appearing on the outer edge, not inside the div as desired. But fear not, because I'm here to show you the way! 🚀

🔍 Understanding the Problem The problem arises when you add a border using the CSS border property, like this: style="border: 1px solid black". By default, this adds 2 pixels to either side of the div, increasing its total size to 102px x 102px.

✨ The Desired Solution Ideally, we want the border to be inside the div and not contribute any additional size to the box. In this case, you want your 100px x 100px div to stay exactly the same size, even after the border is applied.

💡 Easy Solutions 1️⃣ Use box-sizing: border-box; One straightforward solution is to utilize the box-sizing property. By setting it to border-box, the border will be included inside the specified width and height. Here's how:

div {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  border: 1px solid black;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

2️⃣ Adjust the Width and Height Alternatively, you can decrease the width and height of the div by twice the border width to maintain the desired visual size. Here's an example:

div {
  width: 98px;
  height: 98px;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

🌟 Call-to-Action 🌟 Now that you have two simple solutions at your disposal, there's no reason to let borders get in the way of your perfectly sized div! Try implementing these techniques and enjoy the satisfaction of seeing your borders neatly placed inside your divs.

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