Title: Increase header width.
Last modified: May 10, 2018

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# Increase header width.

 *  Resolved [basicsolutions1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basicsolutions1/)
 * (@basicsolutions1)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/increase-header-width/)
 * I am trying to increase the width of the header and the size of the font in the
   header. I am not a coder and a novice on building sites. Can anyone suggest fixes
   for these issues? I am grateful for any help provided.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fincrease-header-width%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/)
 * (@eherman24)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/increase-header-width/#post-10268317)
 * Hi [@basicsolutions1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basicsolutions1/)
 * Can you help clarify what you mean by increasing the width of the header? From
   what I can see, it looks like your header extends the full width of the browser.
   If you are refering the text inside of the header, there is a max width of 1100px
   set on it.
 * To increase the width there, you can add the following to your themes ‘Additional
   CSS’ section in the customizer.
 *     ```
       .site-header-wrapper,
       .hero {
          max-width: 1600px;
       }
       ```
   
 * To increase the font size inside of that header area, you can do something along
   the following lines:
 *     ```
       .site-title-wrapper .site-title {
          font-size: 2em;
       }
   
       .site-title-wrapper .site-description {
          font-size: 1.25em;
       }
       ```
   
 * you can also specify `px` values instead of `em`, whichever you prefer.
 * Let us know if that helps out!
 * Evan

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 * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/increase-header-width/#post-10268317)
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