Blocks
.block is a base class with several modifiers that help you separate chunks of content via margin, padding, border, and background.
Types
Standard block example
The standard .block class by itself simply adds a margin of twice the gutter width to the top and bottom.
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<div class="block">
Content block
</div>
<div class="block">
Content block
</div>
<div class="block">
Content block
</div>Border top modifier
Adds top border to .block.
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<div class="block block__border-top">
Content block with top border.
</div>Border right modifier
Adds right border to .block.
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<div class="block block__border-right">
Content block with right border.
</div>Border bottom modifier
Adds bottom border to .block.
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<div class="block block__border-bottom">
Content block with bottom border.
</div>Border left modifier
Adds left border to .block.
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<div class="block block__border-left">
Content block with left border.
</div>Border modifier
Adds border on all sides to .block.
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<div class="block block__border">
Content block with borders on all sides.
</div>Flush-top modifier
Removes the top margin from .block.
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<div class="block block__flush-top">
Content block with no top margin.
</div>
<div class="block">
Content block
</div>Flush-bottom modifier
Removes the bottom margin from .block.
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<div class="block block__flush-bottom">
Content block with no bottom margin.
</div>
<div class="block">
Content block
</div>Flush-sides modifier
Removes the side margin from .block. Typically used in conjunction with .block__bg to create a ‘well’ whose background extends into the left and right gutters. (See below.)
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<main class="content content__1-3" role="main">
<div class="content_wrapper">
<aside class="content_sidebar">
Section navigation
</aside>
<section class="content_main">
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<aside class="block block__flush-sides">
Content block with no side margins.
</aside>
</section>
</div>
</main>Flush modifier
Removes the side, top, and bottom margin from .block.
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<main class="content content__1-3" role="main">
<div class="content_wrapper">
<aside class="content_sidebar">
Section navigation
</aside>
<section class="content_main">
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<aside class="block block__flush">
Content block with no margins.
</aside>
</section>
</div>
</main>Background modifier
Adds a background color and padding to .block. Setup for (ems-equivalent) 30px padding on top and 60px on bottom.
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<div class="block block__bg">
Content block with a background
</div>Background and flush-sides modifier combo example
This is an example of combining modifiers to get a flush padding and background with a .block.
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<main class="content content__1-3" role="main">
<div class="content_wrapper">
<aside class="content_sidebar">
Section navigation
</aside>
<section class="content_main content__flush-bottom">
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<div class="block block__flush-sides block__bg">
Content block with a background and flush sides
</div>
</section>
</div>
</main>Padded-top modifier
Breaks top margin into margin and padding. Useful in combination with block__border-top to add padding between .block contents and border.
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<div class="block block__padded-top block__border-top">
Content block with reduced top margin and added top padding
and border.
</div>Padded-bottom modifier
Breaks bottom margin into margin and padding. Useful in combination with block__border-bottom to add padding between .block contents and border.
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<div class="block block__padded-bottom block__border-bottom">
Content block with reduced bottom margin and added bottom padding
and border.
</div>Sub blocks
Useful for when you need some consistent margin between .blocks that are nested within other .blocks.
Note that the divs with inline styles are for demonstration purposes only and should not be used in production.
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<div class="block block__sub">
<div style="background: #F1F2F2; padding: 8px;">
Sub content block
</div>
</div>
<div class="block block__sub">
<div style="background: #F1F2F2; padding: 8px;">
Sub content block
</div>
</div>
<div class="block block__sub">
<div style="background: #F1F2F2; padding: 8px;">
Sub content block
</div>
</div>Mixing content blocks with content layouts
You can safely combine .block with .content-l_col to achieve a column-based layout at larger screens with no top margin and a vertical layout at smaller screens that do have margins.
Note that the divs with inline styles are for demonstration purposes only and should not be used in production.
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<div class="content-l">
<div class="block content-l_col content-l_col-1-2">
<div style="background: #F1F2F2; padding: 8px;">
Content block that is also a content column.
Notice how my top margins only exist on smaller screens when
I need to stack vertically.
</div>
</div>
<div class="block content-l_col content-l_col-1-2">
<div style="background: #F1F2F2; padding: 8px;">
Content block that is also a content column.
Notice how my top margins only exist on smaller screens when
I need to stack vertically.
</div>
</div>
</div>