Clamp function in CSS - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to set a font size that clamps between 1rem and 3rem with a preferred size of 2vw.

CSS

font-size: clamp(1rem, [1], 3rem);

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A50%

B20px

C2vw

D10em

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using fixed units like px instead of relative units for the preferred size.

Putting the preferred size as the first or last value instead of the middle.

The clamp() function takes three values: minimum, preferred, and maximum. Here, 2vw is the preferred size between 1rem and 3rem.

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medium

Complete the code to clamp the width between 200px and 600px with a preferred size of 50%.

CSS

width: clamp(200px, [1], 600px);

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A10rem

B100vw

C400px

D50%

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using fixed pixel values as the preferred size instead of relative units.

Mixing units incorrectly inside clamp().

The preferred size is 50%, which means half of the parent container's width, clamped between 200px and 600px.

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hard

Fix the error in the clamp function to correctly set margin between 10px and 50px with a preferred size of 5vw.

CSS

margin: clamp(10px, [1], 50px);

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A5vh

B5vw

C5%

D5rem

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Common Mistakes

Using vh instead of vw for horizontal margin.

Using fixed units like rem or % which may not behave as expected.

The preferred size should be 5vw (viewport width units) to make margin responsive between 10px and 50px.

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hard

Fill both blanks to clamp padding between 1rem and 4rem with a preferred size of 3vw.

CSS

padding: clamp([1], [2], 4rem);

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A1rem

B2rem

C3vw

D5vw

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Common Mistakes

Swapping minimum and preferred values.

Using fixed units for preferred size.

The minimum padding is 1rem, the preferred size is 3vw, and the maximum is 4rem.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to clamp line-height between 1.2, 1.5, and 2 with a preferred size of 1.5.

CSS

line-height: clamp([1], [2], [3]);

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A1.2

B1.5

C2

D1.8

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Common Mistakes

Mixing the order of values.

Using values outside the allowed range.

The clamp sets line-height minimum to 1.2, preferred to 1.5, and maximum to 2 for good readability.