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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T15:59:02+00:00 2026-05-13T15:59:02+00:00

I am trying to display code on my site, but the container it is

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I am trying to display code on my site, but the container it is in is 90%, and thus when the code is more that the page can fit, it extends off the the right. I wanted to have it overflow inside a div very much like github.

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    2026-05-13T15:59:02+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 3:59 pm

    Can you do this?

    <div style="width:90%; border: solid 1px red;"> //Outer (current div)
      <div style="overflow: auto;"> //width: auto; (default)
        <div style="width: 4000px;">Test Wide Content ...</div> //content!
      </div>
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