---
title: Container
subtitle: "A simple <strong>container</strong> to center your content horizontally"
layout: documentation
hide_carbon: true
doc-tab: layout
doc-subtab: container
---

{% capture container_example %}
<div class="container">
  <div class="notification">
    This container is <strong>centered</strong> on desktop.
  </div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture container_fluid_example %}
<div class="container is-fluid">
  <div class="notification">
    This container is <strong>fluid</strong>: it will have a 32px gap on either side, on any
    viewport size.
  </div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture container_widescreen_example %}
<div class="container is-widescreen">
  <div class="notification">
    This container is <strong>fullwidth</strong> <em>until</em> the <code>$widescreen</code> breakpoint.
  </div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture container_fullhd_example %}
<div class="container is-fullhd">
  <div class="notification">
    This container is <strong>fullwidth</strong> <em>until</em> the <code>$fullhd</code> breakpoint.
  </div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}

<div class="content">
  <p>The <code>.container</code> class can be used in any context, but mostly as a <strong>direct child</strong> of either:</p>
  <ul>
    <li><code>.navbar</code></li>
    <li><code>.hero</code></li>
    <li><code>.section</code></li>
    <li><code>.footer</code></li>
  </ul>
  <p>
    The containers <strong>width</strong> for each <strong>breakpoint</strong> is the result
    of: <code>$device - (2 * $gap)</code>. The <code>$gap</code> variable has a default value of <code>
    32px</code> but can be modified.
  </p>
  <p>This is how the container will behave:</p>
  <ul>
    <li>on <code>$desktop</code> it will have a maximum width of <strong>960px</strong>.</li>
    <li>on <code>$widescreen</code> it will have a maximum width of <strong>1152px</strong>.</li>
    <li>on <code>$fullhd</code> it will have a maximum width of <strong>1344px</strong>.</li>
  </ul>
  <p>The values <strong>960</strong>, <strong>1152</strong> and <strong>1344</strong> have been chosen because they are divisible by both <strong>12</strong> and <strong>16</strong>.</p>
</div>

{% include layout/main-close.html show_carbon=true %}

<div class="bd-example is-fullwidth">
  {{container_example}}
</div>

{% include layout/main-open.html %}

{% highlight html %}{{ container_example }}{% endhighlight %}

<h3 class="title is-4">Fluid container</h3>
<div class="content">
  <p>If you don't want to have a maximum width but want to keep the 32px margin on the left and
     right sides, add the <code>is-fluid</code> modifier:</p>
</div>

{% include layout/main-close.html %}

<div class="bd-example is-fullwidth">
  {{container_fluid_example}}
</div>

{% include layout/main-open.html %}

{% highlight html %}{{ container_fluid_example }}{% endhighlight %}

<h3 class="title is-4">Breakpoint containers</h3>
<div class="content">
  <p>
    With the two modifiers <code>.is-widescreen</code> and <code>.is-fullhd</code>, you can have a <em>fullwidth</em> container <strong>until</strong> those specific breakpoints.
  </p>
</div>

{% include layout/main-close.html %}

<div class="bd-example is-fullwidth">
  {{container_widescreen_example}}
</div>

{% include layout/main-open.html %}

{% highlight html %}{{ container_widescreen_example }}{% endhighlight %}

{% include layout/main-close.html %}

<div class="bd-example is-fullwidth">
  {{ container_fullhd_example }}
</div>

{% include layout/main-open.html %}

{% highlight html %}{{ container_fullhd_example }}{% endhighlight %}