# Text+Background Expand

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-background-expand/326109>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 23, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-background-expand/326109 "2011-11-23T11:13:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![deaconpt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@deaconpt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deaconpt)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-background-expand/326109/1 "2011-11-23T11:13:53Z")

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Hello,

Noob alert:)

What I would like to do is something like you see in the image.

1. I have a small text with the background.

2. When i click or mouse over read more, the background expands vertically also with the original text.

How can I do this? Any help would be great, thanks.