Title: CSS Width not real width
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# CSS Width not real width

 *  [KAIROS_Canada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikairos/)
 * (@nikairos)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-width-not-real-width/)
 * Hi.
 * I’m considering changing the width of my theme which is set at 960px.
    I thought
   this should be plenty but was struck by how narrow the site looks in comparison
   to a site I’m migrating from whose width is only 910px.
 * I took a screen shot of the theme and measured it and it is, in fact, only 892px
   wide.
 * Here’s the test site:
    [http://www.kairoscampaigns.org/test/wordpress/](http://www.kairoscampaigns.org/test/wordpress/)
 * How is it that the css says it’s 960px when it’s actually only 892px, and how
   do I increase the width of the whole theme (892px is much to narrow for current
   displays)?
 * Does anyone have any hints?
 * Many thanks.
 * Nik

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-width-not-real-width/#post-1996076)
 * the width in the css is usually the width of the outermost div, i.e. `#wrap` 
   in your theme.
    then there are borders, padding, … so the actual ‘content’ area
   might be narrower.
 *  Thread Starter [KAIROS_Canada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikairos/)
 * (@nikairos)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-width-not-real-width/#post-1996112)
 * Thanks alchymyth
 * Here’s the offending style:
 * #wrap {
    background: #EEEEEE; width: 960px; margin: 10px auto 10px; position:
   relative; border: 10px solid #333333; -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px #000000; -webkit-
   box-shadow: 0 1px 3px #000000; }
 * Even measured from the outermost wrap area (which excludes borders and margins)
   it’s only 891px.
 * Wierd…
 * NIk
 *  Thread Starter [KAIROS_Canada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikairos/)
 * (@nikairos)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-width-not-real-width/#post-1996280)
 * I still don’t have any explanation from anyone for this unusual error that appears
   to be css related.
 * Any takers??
 * Nik

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 * Last reply from: [KAIROS_Canada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikairos/)
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