Title: Blockquote width issues
Last modified: August 25, 2017

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# Blockquote width issues

 *  [brianstoiber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianstoiber/)
 * (@brianstoiber)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blockquote-width-issues/)
 * I have a problem the blockquote width on my site. I have the following code and
   in the Customize area, the width looks correct. However when I view the actual
   page, it shortens the width. I have tried adjusting the width using px as well
   as 100% and the same thing happens. Thoughts?
 *     ```
       blockquote {
           font-family: Georgia, serif;
           font-size: 18px;
           font-style: italic;
           width: 750px;
           margin: 0.25em 0;
           padding: 0.25em 40px;
           line-height: 1.45;
           position: relative;
           color: #383838;
           background:#ececec;
       }
   
       blockquote:before {
           display: block;
           content: "\201C";
           font-size: 80px;
           position: absolute;
           left: -10px;
           top: -10px;
           color: #7a7a7a;
       }
   
       blockquote cite {
           color: #999999;
           font-size: 14px;
           display: block;
           margin-top: 5px;
       }
   
       blockquote cite:before {
           content: "\2014 \2009";
       }
       ```
   
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 *  Anonymous User 15030067
 * (@anonymized-15030067)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blockquote-width-issues/#post-9442262)
 * Hello,
 * You want it to look like this [here](http://i.imgur.com/dbrENoZ.png), correct?
   If yes, remove the width property from _blockquote_ (that way it’ll be as wide
   as the entry content). If you make the change and it doesn’t seem to update anything
   make sure to clear your browser cache.
 * Let me know if that is the solution you were looking for.
 * Kind regards,
    ClicksFix
 *  Thread Starter [brianstoiber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianstoiber/)
 * (@brianstoiber)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blockquote-width-issues/#post-9442292)
 * I removed it but it still appears when the page loads
 * [css](http://imgur.com/a/vKPsL)
 *  Anonymous User 15030067
 * (@anonymized-15030067)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blockquote-width-issues/#post-9442330)
 * Are you saving and publishing it? I am still seeing [this CSS](https://i.imgur.com/3oaBP2X.png)
   come through where the width is 450px.
 *  Thread Starter [brianstoiber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianstoiber/)
 * (@brianstoiber)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blockquote-width-issues/#post-9442619)
 * Yes I am.
 *  Anonymous User 15030067
 * (@anonymized-15030067)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blockquote-width-issues/#post-9445973)
 * It looks like you got it fixed 🙂 If changes don’t come through it can be because
   of caching done on the server level, like from your host or with a plugin. If
   you do have one of those enabled it’s best to disable it while developing.

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## Tags

 * [blockquotes](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/blockquotes/)
 * [width](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/width/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: Anonymous User 15030067
 * Last activity: [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blockquote-width-issues/#post-9445973)
 * Status: not resolved

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