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Why does my chatbox look giant?

Missing doctype declaration

The most common reason that the chatbox will look much larger than usual is a missing doctype declaration.

For your chatbox to display correctly when it needs a doctype declaration, it should look like this.


If you have a strict doctype, it should also display correctly.


The problem usually occurs when you either:

  • Have no doctype
  • Are using a transitional doctype

Try changing your doctype to the one above and you should be right as rain in no time!

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