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Asked: 2026-05-26T12:32:24+00:00

If you do: <div style=width: auto; background: red; color: white>test</div> You get a div

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If you do:

<div style="width: auto; background: red; color: white">test</div>

You get a div that is stretched to fill the entire screen width (100%). That is what I need to happen.

However, I also need the starting position to be set. So, I need position: absolute.

When I add position:absolute, the width of the div is only as wide as the content within (similar to floats). Is there any way around this?

I cannot simply specify width: 100% since this does not take in to account border sizes, etc.

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  1. Editorial Team

    When I add position:absolute, the width of the div is only as wide as
    the content within.. (Similar to floats). Is there any way around
    this?

    I cannot simply specify width:100% since this does not take in to
    account border sizes, etc..

    You could use position:absolute; left:0; right:0; top:0.

    Like this: http://jsfiddle.net/thirtydot/yQWGV/

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