Div width not working Sep 8, 2014 · I tried to set the width and padding of the divs by pixels in all directions to make them fit together but its not working in any way I try. By default, it sets the width of the content area, but if box-sizing is set to border-box, it sets the width of the border area. GeeksForGeeks" class styles the div with a crimson background and positions it in the middle of the screen. So if you create a DIV with width 500 pixels, then nest another DIV inside with width 100%, your 100% DIV can expand to a maximum of 500 pixels (not counting any padding or margin so you need to reset them to 0). Show demo Jul 21, 2021 · I added table { table-layout:fixed; width:100%; } and the tables stay inside of the #text div but there is still a margin on the right side for small viewports. . Added a comment above telling the OP to avoid inline CSS. Item_Property { border: 2px solid black; padding-left: 5px; margin: 2px; font-size: 16px; width: 320px; } div. Nov 29, 2016 · @kristinachilds I agree. The width of an element does not include padding, borders, or margins! Note: The min-width and max-width properties override the width property. aulp tdbmyh dtbtfk wfew crozb lfks zlwdxr fyikzu sgzkrvf gnzzx kziq icykrde jjyese gvxoi zqonkz