Title: Make margin bigger on mobile
Last modified: January 16, 2017

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# Make margin bigger on mobile

 *  [korbohned](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korbohned/)
 * (@korbohned)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-margin-bigger-on-mobile/)
 * Hi again,
 * Last problem got solved in no time, so here is another one.
    Is there a way to
   make the margin on the sides bigger in the mobile version? Whenever I manipulate
   the responsive css at the bottom, not much happens. I just want to have broader
   content, so you can read it more easily and whitout all those unnecessary paragraphs.
 * Regards,
 * KorbohneD

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 *  [Chad Chadbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shireling/)
 * (@shireling)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-margin-bigger-on-mobile/#post-8664575)
 * Hi there!
 * I’d recommend adding a new media query to achieve your goal.
 * Give this CSS a try:
 *     ```
       @media screen and (max-width: 799px) {
         .content-area {
       		 padding: 36px 0  
       	}
       }
       ```
   
 * To add that, I’d use the Additional CSS panel in the Customizer (assuming you’re
   running at least WordPress 4.7) or with something like the [Jetpack Plugin](http://jetpack.com)
   using the [Custom CSS Module](http://jetpack.com/support/custom-css) 🙂
 * Note – your title mentions making the margin bigger on mobile, but you said you
   wanted broader content in your post, so the CSS actually makes the margin (technically
   padding) _smaller_. Smaller margins = wider content 🙂
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by [Chad Chadbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shireling/).

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 * Last reply from: [Chad Chadbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shireling/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-margin-bigger-on-mobile/#post-8664575)
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