From a72acece7683294ec439ba35f08548a654c01cee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy Thomas Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 11:51:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add block blog post --- ...-probably-bulmas-most-important-feature.md | 164 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 164 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/_posts/2021-01-23-the-block-probably-bulmas-most-important-feature.md diff --git a/docs/_posts/2021-01-23-the-block-probably-bulmas-most-important-feature.md b/docs/_posts/2021-01-23-the-block-probably-bulmas-most-important-feature.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..51bc1c87 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_posts/2021-01-23-the-block-probably-bulmas-most-important-feature.md @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ +--- +title: 'The `.block`, probably Bulma’s most important feature' +layout: post +introduction: 'Automatic spacing for everything in Bulma' +color: 'danger' +name: 'The Bulma block' +icon: 'cube' +--- + +The Bulma `block` is a simple element but with a very powerful feature: it provides `1.5rem` margin at the bottom, if it's not the last child. + +It exists as its own `.block` CSS class, but its properties are also used on **many other Bulma components**. + +For example, if you were to combine a `notification`, and a `pagination`, they would be **automatically spaced evenly**: + +
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+ +For comparison, if there was no spacing, here's what they would look like: + +
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+ +This `block` element has always existed; only recently has there been a dedicated documentation page.