FAQ: Changing the Box Model - Box Model: Content-Box

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Is the margin initialized to 0 in the default box content?

I’m not really sure about this. In the diagram, Shouldn’t left and right border be included in length of actual rendered width?
I’m talking about the line that indicate length of actual rendered width.

What are the margin values of the content-box?

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Shouldn’t the actual rendered width in the example be 240 px. Currently:

width = 198 px
left and right padding = 20px
left and right border = 1px

If the actual rendered with is the sum of the padding, border and actual width, does that not mean the actual rendered width is 240 px rather than 200 px as shown in the example?

You have to look really closely to see the width is 158, not 198.
1 + 20 + 158 + 20 + 1 = 200.

Why is only the left and right padding accounted for?
What about top and bottom?

Wait, aren’t margins included in “actual rendered width”? :thinking:

Top and bottom padding account for the height of the element box, and not the width

This is a very poorly worded section to be honest.

There is zero explanation around this: The default value of this property is content-box . *This is the same box model that is affected by border thickness and padding."

Like what does that even mean, “affected by border thickness/padding”

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It’s all explanation and no definition. It fails to define the problem or communicate what “dimensional issues” occur in the default the box-model. After explaining: abc… Should conclude: resulting in problem xyz. It fails to do it.