# Pixels vs % **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 23, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504 "2003-07-23T17:44:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![three\_suns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@three\_suns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/three_suns)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504/1 "2003-07-23T17:44:02Z")
i am coming across the question of pixel vs. % and i really did’nt see the difference untill the end of one of my projects. if i have my site based on pixels , will it alter my site on different resolutions. And if I have my site based on %, will it fill my page on the amount I post. I have been speaking to several of commrads in the forum but If someone can give my a good explaination on the subject. it will increases my ability of knowing what to do and not to do in future project… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504/2 "2003-07-23T18:29:26Z")
Pixels give a fixed size, on any resolution your content will be that fixed sized. Percents give your object a dynamic size based on percentage of the window and will resize according to the browser window size. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504/3 "2003-07-25T01:58:50Z")
yeah if you have a table that is 100% it will fill 100% of the browser screen. 50% it will fill 50% of the browser screen and so on down the line. if you use pixels, say your table is 240x500px it will always be 240x500px, it wont scale. i like pixels cause i know it will look the same everywhere. where as percents your layout could get altered, so you have to be carful about some things like that. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504/4 "2003-07-25T07:04:11Z")
It really depends on the site. You can do stuff like this [http://www.virtualenterprise.org](http://www.virtualenterprise.org) when you use percents. You can do stuff like this [http://www.ithinknew.com](http://www.ithinknew.com) when you use pixels. It is a matter of the site and how it is layed out. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504/5 "2003-07-25T12:55:14Z")
i have browsed my project on differenct resolutions and it was always differennt. i just want my file to look the same in different browsers. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504/6 "2003-07-25T19:11:37Z")
In that case, use pixel widths then 🙂 Pixel widths ensure that the width of your tables stays the same regardless of what resolution your users browse the forums on. Cheers! Kirupa 😊 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504/7 "2003-07-25T21:45:43Z")
kirupa, then y is it when i took my project home and saw it on a different resolution it was all soup. My page was based on pixels…? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixels-vs/26504/8 "2003-07-26T13:06:39Z")
it sometimes does that. it might change a bit but it shouldnt be that big of a change…esp w/px…