Title: Column Width
Last modified: June 14, 2017

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# Column Width

 *  Resolved [jdoan824](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdoan824/)
 * (@jdoan824)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-32/)
 * I’m having trouble adjusting the column width and padding of my table.
 * Using this custom CSS code, I am can adjust row height but not space horizontal
   space between text and cell.
 * .tablepress-id-N .column-2 {
    padding: 4px; }
 * This code adjusts column width but only to a certain extent. It seems like the
   table is set for some arbitrary width and that overrides my columm width adjustment.
   How do i properly adjust my column width to just wide enough for the text.
 * .tablepress-id-N .column-2 {
    width: 100px; }

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-32/#post-9229372)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your question, and sorry for the trouble.
 * By default, the table will indeed stretch to 100% width of the available content
   area.
    You will therefore probably want to add
 *     ```
       .tablepress-id-N {
         width: auto;
       }
       ```
   
 * (with the correct table ID) as well, to change that.
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-32/#post-9229372)
 * Status: resolved