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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T23:37:31+00:00 2026-05-26T23:37:31+00:00

How do I separate the body/content area of my site from the background using

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How do I separate the body/content area of my site from the background using CSS. To show you what I mean, just see the attached picture. So, the background on the sides will expand to people with really big monitors, but the content are will always stay the same size.

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Amar

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    2026-05-26T23:37:32+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 11:37 pm

    Try this.

    body {
      background: #000;
      padding: 50px;
    }
    
    #content {
      width: 960px;
      background: #fff;
    }
    
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