# Layout Trouble

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-trouble/288704
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [May 19, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-trouble/288704 "2009-05-19T22:46:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
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### Author: ![bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@bear](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bear)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-trouble/288704/1 "2009-05-19T22:46:06Z")

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Hey guys!  
Question: why do I get extra space at the bottom here? A mystery that has plagued me for the past year has risen again to haunt me. Let me know still.

```auto
<center>
<div style="position:relative; 
            width:696px; 
            background-color:#D6DDE8; 
            hieght:21; 
            left:-10px;">
&nbsp;
</div>
<div style="position:relative; 
            width:455px; background-color:#99CCCC; height:54px; left:111px; top:1px;">
&nbsp;</div>

<div style="position:relative; top:2px; width:241px; left:-238px; background-color:#99CCCC; height:500px;">
&nbsp;</div>

<div style="position:relative; 
            top:-498px;
            width:455px; 
            background-color:#D6DDE8; 
            height:500px; 
            left:111px;">
&nbsp;
</div>
<!-- -->
</center>

```