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Created September 17, 2013 20:22
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Since outline doesn't change an elements width - it can be very useful in illustrating what is happening with your layout. Basically it is magic.
/*
Drop this in your css file to get insight into how elements are rendering.
Useful for debugging layout issues.
*/
a { outline: 1px solid crimson;}
abbr { outline: 1px solid aqua;}
address { outline: 1px solid aquamarine;}
article { outline: 1px solid blueviolet;}
blockquote { outline: 1px solid cadetblue;}
caption { outline: 1px solid cornflowerblue;}
code { outline: 1px solid coral;}
div { outline: 1px solid orchid;}
dl { outline: 1px solid darkcyan;}
fieldset { outline: 1px solid darkmagenta;}
figcaption { outline: 1px solid darkorange;}
figure { outline: 1px solid deeppink;}
footer { outline: 1px solid gold;}
form { outline: 1px solid goldenrod;}
h1 { outline: 1px solid greenyellow;}
h2 { outline: 1px solid lavender;}
h3 { outline: 1px solid lightblue;}
h4 { outline: 1px solid lightcoral;}
h5 { outline: 1px solid lightcyan;}
h6 { outline: 1px solid lightgreen;}
header { outline: 1px solid lightsalmon;}
hr { outline: 1px solid lightseagreen;}
img { outline: 1px solid lightskyblue;}
input { outline: 1px solid mediumaquamarine;}
label { outline: 1px solid mediumorchid;}
legend { outline: 1px solid orangered;}
li { outline: 1px solid palevioletred;}
nav { outline: 1px solid plum;}
ol { outline: 1px solid purple;}
option { outline: 1px solid royalblue;}
p { outline: 1px solid tomato;}
pre { outline: 1px solid turquoise;}
progress { outline: 1px solid violet;}
s { outline: 1px solid yellow;}
samp { outline: 1px solid sandybrown;}
sbd { outline: 1px solid brown;}
section { outline: 1px solid powderblue;}
select { outline: 1px solid palegreen;}
code { outline: 1px solid navy;}
small { outline: 1px solid mediumpurple;}
span { outline: 1px solid mediumslateblue;}
sub { outline: 1px solid mintcream;}
submit { outline: 1px solid mistyrose;}
sup { outline: 1px solid moccasin;}
table { outline: 1px solid black;}
tbody { outline: 1px solid gray;}
td { outline: 1px solid dodgerblue;}
textarea { outline: 1px solid dimgray;}
tfoot { outline: 1px solid deepskyblue;}
th { outline: 1px solid green;}
thead { outline: 1px solid lightsteelblue;}
time { outline: 1px solid lightslategray;}
tr { outline: 1px solid lime;}
ul { outline: 1px solid limegreen;}
var { outline: 1px solid firebrick;}
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