# CSS - Some simple questions

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-some-simple-questions/226007
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [May 17, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-some-simple-questions/226007 "2007-05-17T12:29:11Z")
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### Author: ![o111](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/o111/32/2123_2.png) [@o111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/o111)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-some-simple-questions/226007/1 "2007-05-17T12:29:11Z")

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Hey,

So I’ve just gotten into CSS and it’s just great!:thumb: But since I’m still a newbie I’ve got some problemoz.

First of all, check this out:  
 ![](http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2476/bilde1wg4.png)

**Question 1**  
That’s a piece of a website I’m creating and as you see there is a white background. I want that background to start/end right above/under the text - now I’ve got this extra line of whiteness going on. Did I explain that good enough?😛

**Question 2**  
And another question; the text is not done with CSS cause I didn’t manage to get it right. Here is the font settings (which I’ve written in the HTML part)

```auto
<font color="#999999" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1">

```

I want to set those settings in my CSS document, but I can’t figure it out. I tried something like this:

```auto
#innhold {

    position: absolute;
    top: 40px;
    left: 180px;
    z-index: 1; 
    background-color: #fff; 
    font: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size:11px;
    color: #999; 
     
}

```

But then it turned out all the wrong way with the font. Have a look:  
 ![](http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5263/bilde2xn9.png)

I want that crizpy pixel thing - how? 😛

I’m guessing this is really simple, but still a problem for me:)

Cheers!