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Compare adding padding to elements in CSS to adding fillings to a sandwich; it actually increases the total width.

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  • When you add ingredients to a sandwich, it won’t stay the same size, it will actually get bigger.
  • The same goes for an element with padding, it actually gets bigger.

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