How to Set Images to Bleed to the Edge of a Container in Webflow

Are you ready to take your web design skills to the next level? In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to set images to bleed all the way to the edge of our screen or container without using absolute positioning. This technique allows us to adjust our grid gap while keeping everything lined up perfectly. We can also adjust our container’s maximum width, and users can freely adjust their font size while keeping everything anchored to our container. We will cover how to achieve this using both Flexbox and CSS grid in Webflow.

Setting Up Images to Bleed Using Flexbox

Let’s start with the basics of achieving this effect using Flexbox in Webflow.

Creating the Structure

1. Begin by setting up the structure. You can use Webflow to create a section and give it some top and bottom padding to separate it from other sections.

   ```
   section {
   padding-top: 2em;
   padding-bottom: 2em;
   }
   ```

2. Set the section to be 100% width and have overflow: hidden to crop off excess content.

   ```
   section {
   width: 100%;
   overflow: hidden;
   }
   ```

3. Add a bottom border with 1px thickness to the section and remove the color to inherit from the body font color.

   ```
   section {
   border-bottom: 1px solid;
   border-color: inherit;
   }
   ```

4. Inside the section, create a container and set it to have 100% width of the available space. Additionally, give it a maximum width of 1280px, and set margin: auto to keep it centered. Add a bit of padding on the sides to prevent the content from touching the edges of the screen.

   ```
   .container {
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 1280px;
   margin: auto;
   padding-left: 1.5em;
   padding-right: 1.5em;
   }
   ```

5. Create a layout div with 100% width of its parent, set it to display: flex to align it to the center and justify its content to space apart. Allow wrapping for mobile.

   ```
   .layout {
   width: 100%;
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
   align-items: center;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   }
   ```

6. Inside the layout div, create columns that are 50% the width of their parent. Inside each column, add a text wrapper and an image. Set the image to have a width of 100% and ensure there is no maximum width, allowing it to be wider than its parent if needed.

   ```
   .column {
   width: 50%;
   }

   .text-wrapper {
   padding-right: 2em;
   }

   .image {
   width: 100%;
   max-width: none;
   }
   ```

Responsive Adjustments

1. For tablet devices, reduce the padding on the container to 1.5em on the sides when the screen size changes.

2. For mobile in landscape mode, set the columns to be 100% width so they stack underneath each other. Additionally, ensure there is space between the stacked columns by adjusting the gap properties to 2em on the layout div.

3. Remove any unnecessary padding and alignments to ensure the content stays responsive and adaptable to different screen sizes.

Setting Up Guidelines for Visualization

1. Create a new section to act as guidelines for visualizing the edges of the container and columns. Set its position to fixed at the top of the screen, 100% viewport height, and a negative z-index to keep it under other elements.

2. Apply display: flex to the section to stretch its height, making it the same height as the main container.

3. Add outline styles to the container, columns, and text wrappers to clearly outline their dimensions and positions.

Extending the Image Past the Container

1. Depending on the design requirements, you may sometimes want an image to extend just past the container. In this case, you can increase the percentage width of the image to allow it to extend beyond its column, and the rest of the image will be revealed once it reaches the container’s maximum width.

By following these steps, you can achieve images that bleed to the edge of the container using Flexbox in Webflow. However, there’s an even more advanced way to accomplish this effect using CSS grid, which offers greater flexibility and responsiveness.

Creating Images That Bleed Using CSS Grid

In this section, we will explore how to achieve the same effect using CSS grid, providing a more dynamic and responsive method of setting up images to bleed to the edge of a container in Webflow.

Configuring the Structure

1. Similar to the previous method, set up the structure by creating a section and a container with a maximum width and padding.

2. Create a layout div inside the section and configure it to have 100% width of its parent. Apply the grid properties to the layout div, generating auto rows, setting the gap, and aligning the content to the center.

3. Adjust the grid layout to have a single full-width section for the image, and contain the text within its own container.

Responsive Adjustments Using CSS Grid

1. On tablet devices, adjust the layout to accommodate a single full-width section.

2. Apply responsive styles to ensure that the container stays within the width of the main container on different screen sizes.

Making the Setup More Dynamic

1. Instead of directly applying specific styles to individual elements, utilize variables to store common values such as container width and column gap.

2. Utilize these variables in the grid and the width calculations, allowing for dynamic adjustments based on the variables.

3. Create media queries to conditionally apply certain styles only to desktop devices, keeping the design consistent and adaptable without requiring manual adjustments on different devices.

Customizing Image Widths Dynamically

1. Use a calculation to set the width of the image dynamically, allowing it to bleed to the edge of the container dynamically. This calculation incorporates the percentage width of the image and the padding of the container.

2. Utilize variables to store common values such as container padding and utilize them in the image width calculation, allowing for centralized control of the image dimensions.

By following these steps, you can achieve images that bleed to the edge of the container using CSS grid in Webflow, enabling a more dynamic and responsive approach to designing layouts.

In conclusion, both Flexbox and CSS grid offer powerful ways to achieve images bleeding to the edge of a container in Webflow. Each method provides its own advantages and flexibility, allowing you to create visually stunning and responsive designs. By carefully following these techniques and leveraging Webflow’s features, you can take your web design skills to the next level and create beautiful, dynamic layouts that adapt to different devices and screen sizes. Whether you choose to use Flexbox or CSS grid, the key is to experiment, practice, and explore the various capabilities of Webflow to unleash your creativity and design stunning websites.