# \[SOLVED\] Why isn't my text element stretching?

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341>\
**Category:** Responsiveness\
**Created:** [October 5, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341 "2018-10-05T23:28:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![philnauta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/philnauta/32/7808_2.png) [@philnauta](https://forum.bubble.io/u/philnauta)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341/1 "2018-10-05T23:28:10Z")

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You see the text element I have highlighted below?

![49%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/9/9/9908f282d2883f6f72a6d1bc917e6c9a37abdb3b.png)

I think it should be stretching horizontally as the page gets wider, just like its parent repeating group is, but it’s not stretching. Any ideas? Thanks!

Editor: [phil-testing | Bubble Editor](https://bubble.io/page?type=page&name=responsive&id=phil-testing&tab=tabs-1)

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**Author:** ![mebeingken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/mebeingken/32/20139_2.png) [@mebeingken](https://forum.bubble.io/u/mebeingken)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341/2 "2018-10-05T23:32:54Z")

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How about Max width of 1,000%?

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**Author:** ![fayewatson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fayewatson/32/2686_2.png) [@fayewatson](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fayewatson)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341/3 "2018-10-05T23:37:02Z")

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Hi @philnauta 🙂 I think this is because of the hidden alert which overlaps with it:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/b/2b2a1f5de45c352ae6c1287886cb8a586cdf117f.png)

If you check the “position alert at the top” option, that will cause the alert to float over the top of everything, and should cause the text to expand in width correctly!

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**Author:** ![philnauta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/philnauta/32/7808_2.png) [@philnauta](https://forum.bubble.io/u/philnauta)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341/4 "2018-10-05T23:45:02Z")

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I learned something new! Thanks @fayewatson

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**Author:** ![fayewatson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fayewatson/32/2686_2.png) [@fayewatson](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fayewatson)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341/5 "2018-10-06T00:34:56Z")

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No problem at all! 🙂

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**Author:** ![mebeingken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/mebeingken/32/20139_2.png) [@mebeingken](https://forum.bubble.io/u/mebeingken)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341/6 "2018-10-06T01:14:31Z")

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I learned something too… Don’t answer forum posts in the middle of shovelling 10 tons of yard dirt. 🙂 Thank goodness @fayewatson did the smart thing… Looked at the editor!

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**Author:** ![fayewatson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fayewatson/32/2686_2.png) [@fayewatson](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fayewatson)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/solved-why-isnt-my-text-element-stretching/39341/7 "2018-10-06T01:33:04Z")

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Answering forum posts while shoveling still takes some serious skill though, @mebeingken! 😌