CSS: How can I get rid of the default window “padding”? An element set to 100% width doesn't reach the window's borders

Question

So I have an element that is placed directly inside body:

    
Some stuff...
    Other stuff...

         


        

Answer 1

An easy way to solve this problem is by getting rid of all the margins. And you can do that by the following code:

* {
    margin:0;
}

This will solve the problem and will give you finer control over the margins of all elements.