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Asked: 2026-06-13T00:42:25+00:00

I am working on a menu with a custom font and in chrome (and

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I am working on a menu with a custom font and in chrome (and safari) it is spaced exactly how I want it.

http://american-motorsports.net/2012/

When I view it in firefox, the kerning of the font is a little different causing a little black gap on the far right menu item. I can see the difference between the F and A in FABRICATION

The HTML is very simple right now:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="resources/css/reset.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="resources/css/main.css" />
<title><?php echo date('M d, Y') . ' | '; ?>American Motorsports - Off-Road Fabrication</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrap">
    <div id="header">
        <div id="logo">
            <img src="resources/images/logo.png" width="291" height="150" alt="American Motorsports - Off-Road Fabrication" />
        </div>
        <div id="menu">
            <a href="#"><span class="item">HOME</span></a><a href="#"><span class="item">SUSPENSION</span></a><a href="#"><span class="item">FABRICATION</span></a><a href="#"><span class="item">PROJECTS</span></a><a href="#"><span class="item">MEDIA</span></a><a href="#"><span class="item">CONTACT</span></a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div id="main"></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

and the CSS consists of this so far

@font-face {  
    font-family: bebas;  
    src: url("../fonts/bebas.ttf") format("truetype");  
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;
}

body {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #ccc;
    line-height: 20px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background: url("../images/bg.png") #202020;
}

#wrap {
    background: url("../images/bg_main.jpg") no-repeat center top;
    min-height:800px;
}

#header {
    border-top: 5px solid #3a3a3a;
    height:150px;
    width:970px;
    background-color:#000000;
    margin: 50px auto;
}

#logo {
    width:324px;
    height:179px;
    background-color:#121212;
    border-top: 5px solid #3a3a3a;
    border-bottom: 5px solid #ffffff;
    margin-top:-22px;
    float:left;
}

#logo img {
    margin-left:13px;
    margin-top:17px;
}

#menu {
    width:646px;
    height:150px;
    float:right;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;  
}

#menu a {
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
}

.item {
    font-family:bebas;
    font-size:18px;
    height:150px;
    display:inline-block;
    text-align:center;
    line-height:8em;
    color:#fff;
    cursor:pointer;
    padding-left:20px;
    padding-right:20px;
    margin:0;
    text-shadow: 0 3px 3px #111;
}

.item:hover {
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #3a3a3a 0%, #101010 100%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#3a3a3a), color-stop(100%,#101010));
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #3a3a3a 0%,#101010 100%);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #3a3a3a 0%,#101010 100%);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #3a3a3a 0%,#101010 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  #3a3a3a 0%,#101010 100%);
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#3a3a3a', endColorstr='#101010',GradientType=0 );
}

#main {
    width:970px;
    /*background-color:#ffffff;*/
    margin: 0 auto;
}

So the question is how to remove the gap so it looks like chrome and safari or fix the kerning issue..I just dont want that gap in firefox

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  1. Editorial Team

    A quick dirty solution is

    #menu{
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden; /* means you don't get a dirty edge, but the last link may be smaller on the right */
}

    Ideally though, you shouldn’t be relying on the width of the font to make your menu look right.
    If you have the time, give each of these links a class, and a custom width.
    Or even better, use a list with links in each item, to get greater control.

    For example, if you add:

    .item{
  padding: 0;
  width: 16.66%; /* assuming you always have 6 links */
}

    …they will always fit, but some will look rubbish.
    For the most professional-looking finish, you’ll want to give each a class and custom width.

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