How to escape the container on only one side

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Having something be full-width on a website isn't hard, and there are even some neat tricks to break out of a container for a full-width section of a site, but what about when you only want one side to go all the way to the edge?

There are simpler ways to set this up, but in this video I look at how I like to do it because it’s incredibly versatile, and also gives us a good chance to learn more about custom properties, logical properties, grid, positioning, and more 😊.

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⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - The basic setup for small screens
04:45 - Basic setup for larger screens
10:35 - Fixing the placement of content on larger screens
13:25 - Making the background take up the full width
16:37 - Making it work if the text is before the image
20:00 - Fixing the vertical spacing
22:50 - CSS Demystified
23:15 - Fixing the alignment with the wrapper
24:25 - Fixing the inner spacing
26:48 - Fixing the images

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