title: Why is there white space at the top of my HTML/CSS website?
body: <p>I have this weird white space at the top of my HTML/CSS project that I can't get rid of. How do I get rid of the whitespace? It can be seen without even using the <code>normalize.css</code> file, although I've set margin and padding to 0 in <code>normalize.css</code> so that isn't the issue. I've made a JSsnippet <a href="https://jsfiddle.net/mbellm/antzjf4d/1/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> which may be easier to follow.</p>
  
  <pre><code>* {
          margin: 0;
          padding: 0;
          border: 0;
          outline: 0;
          font-size: 100%;
          vertical-align: baseline;
          background: transparent;
          box-sizing: border-box;
      }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here is the HTML/CSS code to my project:</p>
  
  <p>HTML:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;
  &lt;html&gt;
      &lt;head&gt;
          &lt;title&gt;SuperMegaAwesome Landing Page | Matt Bell&lt;/title&gt;
          &lt;link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./Stylesheets/CSS/main.css"&gt;
          &lt;link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./Stylesheets/CSS/normalize.css"&gt;
      &lt;/head&gt;
  
      &lt;body&gt;
          &lt;header&gt;
              &lt;p id="logo"&gt;Super&lt;span&gt;Mega&lt;/span&gt;Awesome&lt;/p&gt;
  
              &lt;nav&gt;
                  &lt;a href="#"&gt;Home&lt;/a&gt;
                  &lt;a href="#"&gt;Portfolio&lt;/a&gt;
                  &lt;a href="#"&gt;Services&lt;/a&gt;
                  &lt;a href="#"&gt;Get in touch&lt;/a&gt;
              &lt;/nav&gt;
          &lt;/header&gt;
  
          &lt;section id="hero"&gt;
              &lt;div id="hero_overlay"&gt;
                  &lt;div class="wrapper"&gt;
                      &lt;div id="content"&gt;
                          &lt;h1 class="title"&gt;We create beautiful products&lt;/h1&gt;
                          &lt;h2 class="sub_title"&gt;Truffaut DIY keffiyeh, twee messenger bag venmo locavore organic master cleanse marfa gochujang selvage&lt;/h2&gt;
                          &lt;div class="button_wrapper"&gt;
                              &lt;a href="#" class="button button_highlight"&gt;Learn More&lt;/a&gt;
                              &lt;a href="#" class="button button_secondary"&gt;Play Video&lt;/a&gt;
                          &lt;/div&gt;
                      &lt;/div&gt;
                  &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;/section&gt;
          &lt;div&gt;hELLO&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div&gt;HELLOOO&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;footer&gt;Hello&lt;/footer&gt;
      &lt;/body&gt;
  &lt;/html&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>CSS:</p>
  
  <pre><code>body {
    font-family: "Brandon Grotesque", Helvetica, sans-serif;
  }
  
  .wrapper {
    width: 90vw;
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background-color: rgba(100, 100, 0, 0.4);
  }
  
  header {
    position: fixed;
    height: 10vh;
    width: 100vw;
  }
  header #logo {
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    position: absolute;
    left: 10vw;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
  header #logo span {
    font-weight: 300;
  }
  header nav {
    position: absolute;
    right: 10vw;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
  header nav a {
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin-left: 3vw;
  }
  
  #hero {
    background-image: url(../../images/banner_background.jpg);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: top;
    height: 95vh;
  }
  #hero #hero_overlay {
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
  }
  #hero .title, #hero .sub_title {
    color: #FFFFFF;
    text-align: center;
  }
  #hero .title {
    font-size: 3.5rem;
  }
  
  /*# sourceMappingURL=main.css.map */
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm also using <code>normalize.css</code> with a the tweaks to make formatting across browsers synonymous:</p>
  
  <pre><code>* {
          margin: 0;
          padding: 0;
          border: 0;
          outline: 0;
          font-size: 100%;
          vertical-align: baseline;
          background: transparent;
          box-sizing: border-box;
      }
  
  /*! normalize.css v8.0.1 | MIT License | github.com/necolas/normalize.css */
  
  /* Document
     ========================================================================== */
  
  /**
   * 1. Correct the line height in all browsers.
   * 2. Prevent adjustments of font size after orientation changes in iOS.
   */
  
  html {
    line-height: 1.15; /* 1 */
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; /* 2 */
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
  }
  
  /* Sections
     ========================================================================== */
  
  /**
   * Remove the margin in all browsers.
   */
  
  body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }
  
  /**
   * Render the `main` element consistently in IE.
   */
  
  main {
    display: block;
  }
  
  /**
   * Correct the font size and margin on `h1` elements within `section` and
   * `article` contexts in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
   */
  
  h1 {
    font-size: 2em;
    margin: 0.67em 0;
  }
  
  /* Grouping content
     ========================================================================== */
  
  /**
   * 1. Add the correct box sizing in Firefox.
   * 2. Show the overflow in Edge and IE.
   */
  
  hr {
    height: 0; /* 1 */
    overflow: visible; /* 2 */
  }
  
  /**
   * 1. Correct the inheritance and scaling of font size in all browsers.
   * 2. Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
   */
  
  pre {
    font-family: monospace, monospace; /* 1 */
    font-size: 1em; /* 2 */
  }
  
  /* Text-level semantics
     ========================================================================== */
  
  /**
   * Remove the gray background on active links in IE 10.
   */
  
  a {
    background-color: transparent;
  }
  
  /**
   * 1. Remove the bottom border in Chrome 57-
   * 2. Add the correct text decoration in Chrome, Edge, IE, Opera, and Safari.
   */
  
  abbr[title] {
    border-bottom: none; /* 1 */
    text-decoration: underline; /* 2 */
    text-decoration: underline dotted; /* 2 */
  }
  
  /**
   * Add the correct font weight in Chrome, Edge, and Safari.
   */
  
  b,
  strong {
    font-weight: bolder;
  }
  
  /**
   * 1. Correct the inheritance and scaling of font size in all browsers.
   * 2. Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
   */
  
  code,
  kbd,
  samp {
    font-family: monospace, monospace; /* 1 */
    font-size: 1em; /* 2 */
  }
  
  /**
   * Add the correct font size in all browsers.
   */
  
  small {
    font-size: 80%;
  }
  
  /**
   * Prevent `sub` and `sup` elements from affecting the line height in
   * all browsers.
   */
  
  sub,
  sup {
    font-size: 75%;
    line-height: 0;
    position: relative;
    vertical-align: baseline;
  }
  
  sub {
    bottom: -0.25em;
  }
  
  sup {
    top: -0.5em;
  }
  
  /* Embedded content
     ========================================================================== */
  
  /**
   * Remove the border on images inside links in IE 10.
   */
  
  img {
    border-style: none;
  }
  
  /* Forms
     ========================================================================== */
  
  /**
   * 1. Change the font styles in all browsers.
   * 2. Remove the margin in Firefox and Safari.
   */
  
  button,
  input,
  optgroup,
  select,
  textarea {
    font-family: inherit; /* 1 */
    font-size: 100%; /* 1 */
    line-height: 1.15; /* 1 */
    margin: 0; /* 2 */
  }
  
  /**
   * Show the overflow in IE.
   * 1. Show the overflow in Edge.
   */
  
  button,
  input { /* 1 */
    overflow: visible;
  }
  
  /**
   * Remove the inheritance of text transform in Edge, Firefox, and IE.
   * 1. Remove the inheritance of text transform in Firefox.
   */
  
  button,
  select { /* 1 */
    text-transform: none;
  }
  
  /**
   * Correct the inability to style clickable types in iOS and Safari.
   */
  
  button,
  [type="button"],
  [type="reset"],
  [type="submit"] {
    -webkit-appearance: button;
  }
  
  /**
   * Remove the inner border and padding in Firefox.
   */
  
  button::-moz-focus-inner,
  [type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner,
  [type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner,
  [type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner {
    border-style: none;
    padding: 0;
  }
  
  /**
   * Restore the focus styles unset by the previous rule.
   */
  
  button:-moz-focusring,
  [type="button"]:-moz-focusring,
  [type="reset"]:-moz-focusring,
  [type="submit"]:-moz-focusring {
    outline: 1px dotted ButtonText;
  }
  
  /**
   * Correct the padding in Firefox.
   */
  
  fieldset {
    padding: 0.35em 0.75em 0.625em;
  }
  
  /**
   * 1. Correct the text wrapping in Edge and IE.
   * 2. Correct the color inheritance from `fieldset` elements in IE.
   * 3. Remove the padding so developers are not caught out when they zero out
   *    `fieldset` elements in all browsers.
   */
  
  legend {
    box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
    color: inherit; /* 2 */
    display: table; /* 1 */
    max-width: 100%; /* 1 */
    padding: 0; /* 3 */
    white-space: normal; /* 1 */
  }
  
  /**
   * Add the correct vertical alignment in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
   */
  
  progress {
    vertical-align: baseline;
  }
  
  /**
   * Remove the default vertical scrollbar in IE 10+.
   */
  
  textarea {
    overflow: auto;
  }
  
  /**
   * 1. Add the correct box sizing in IE 10.
   * 2. Remove the padding in IE 10.
   */
  
  [type="checkbox"],
  [type="radio"] {
    box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
    padding: 0; /* 2 */
  }
  
  /**
   * Correct the cursor style of increment and decrement buttons in Chrome.
   */
  
  [type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
  [type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
    height: auto;
  }
  
  /**
   * 1. Correct the odd appearance in Chrome and Safari.
   * 2. Correct the outline style in Safari.
   */
  
  [type="search"] {
    -webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 */
    outline-offset: -2px; /* 2 */
  }
  
  /**
   * Remove the inner padding in Chrome and Safari on macOS.
   */
  
  [type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
  }
  
  /**
   * 1. Correct the inability to style clickable types in iOS and Safari.
   * 2. Change font properties to `inherit` in Safari.
   */
  
  ::-webkit-file-upload-button {
    -webkit-appearance: button; /* 1 */
    font: inherit; /* 2 */
  }
  
  /* Interactive
     ========================================================================== */
  
  /*
   * Add the correct display in Edge, IE 10+, and Firefox.
   */
  
  details {
    display: block;
  }
  
  /*
   * Add the correct display in all browsers.
   */
  
  summary {
    display: list-item;
  }
  
  /* Misc
     ========================================================================== */
  
  /**
   * Add the correct display in IE 10+.
   */
  
  template {
    display: none;
  }
  
  /**
   * Add the correct display in IE 10.
   */
  
  [hidden] {
    display: none;
  }
  </code></pre>