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title: "Why is there overflow here?"  
description: "Why is there overflow here?"  
author: "Royce Roy"  
published: 2013-04-08  
updated: 2013-04-08  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/736/why-is-there-overflow-here  
category: "css-css3"  
tags: ["css-css3"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is there overflow here?

Hi Everyone!\
I have a [simple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1469/5-simple-ways-to-stay-fit-amp-healthy) [page](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13031/why-to-make-a-wikipedia-page) with a top menu a [right](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12766/check-whether-you-are-doing-digital-transformation-right-or-not) menu and a [board](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12258/preparation-tips-for-cbse-class-12-board-exam) in the middle.\
see http://jsfiddle.net/pXXNv/\
But i keep getting [overflow](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1711/what-is-overflow-properties-in-css) for no obvious reason.\
If i [remove](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4554/8-harmful-weeds-to-remove-from-garden)\
height:100%;from [body](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2120/rare-species-having-electricity-in-their-body) [html](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1530/design-a-simple-stylish-calculator-using-html-css-and-javascript) the [problem](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81399/tackling-the-problem-of-unemployment-during-corona-pandemic) is solved but why is the div bigger then 100% i cant find the answer.\
Thanks in [advance](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/33258/jee-mains-and-jee-advance-exams)!

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

Hi Royce!\
In this case (Since there are only fixed positions) only html needs height:100%, not body\
html { height:100%;}body { margin:0px; font-family:Open Sans,helvetica, arial, san-serif; /*background-image:url('achtergrond.png');*/ background-repeat:repeat-x; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0px; }\
I hope it helpful for you!


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