08/101 Is your website text overlapping?

Few things make a website look unfinished faster than text that overlaps. A heading slides over a photo, two blocks of copy collide, and a polished webpage suddenly reads like a problem. When characters pile up like this, visitors notice straight away – and it chips away at the trust you have built.

Most of the time this is a quick fix. Below we cover why the problem happens, how to put it right in the Wix Classic Editor, and the common questions people ask about it. Sorting it out also protects your search ranking, because Google rewards pages that are easy to read.

Why does copy collide?

Most cases come down to layout and formatting. As the screen narrows – on a tablet, or when a visitor makes their browser smaller – elements that are not anchored together drift apart. Small containers, oversized fonts and a tight line height make it worse, and copy that is loosely placed slips out of position or off the screen.

Sometimes the cause is not your design at all. A visitor using Google Chrome with the page zoomed in, or an outdated browser on Windows, can see a clash that looks fine to everyone else. Check your site in Chrome and Firefox before assuming the layout itself is the problem.

How to fix overlapping text on your Wix website

First, see it for yourself. Open your site in Preview, then drag the edge of the Chrome window inwards until a horizontal scroll bar appears at the bottom. That is tablet view, and it is usually where a heading and the copy beneath it start to overlap.

The most reliable fix is to rebuild that section with a strip. In the Wix Classic Editor, drag the existing content out of the way, open the Strips menu, choose a Classic strip and drop it into the section. Set its background colour before you go any further.

Now open Layout and Add column so the strip holds two columns, each with its own safe margins. Drag each text box into a column and it snaps into place. If a large gap appears below, double-click the arrows to pull the section height back in. Once content sits inside a strip the old gridlines no longer matter – just leave a little room inside each column.

Back in Preview, shrink the Chrome window again. This time the columns resize and optimise as the screen narrows, keeping every heading and paragraph readable instead of letting things overlap.

Common questions answered

How do I stop text from overlapping? Place it inside a strip with columns rather than free on the page. The answer is nearly always more structure, so each block has its own space.

How do I avoid text overflow in HTML? In code, the overflow, white-space and word-break properties decide what happens when copy runs out of room. In the Classic Editor you rarely touch this, as columns and strips handle it for you.

What can I say instead of overlap? Handy alternatives include collide, clash, run together or sit on top of one another – useful when you describe the issue to a designer.

How do I fix overlapping text in CSS? Give the element enough width, set sensible spacing and use position values carefully so nothing is forced into the same spot – the same principle Wix columns apply behind the scenes.

A clean, readable page keeps visitors engaged and your brand looking sharp. If you are still stuck or have a question, I am happy to help – and the images and tips across the rest of this series are worth a look too.

Useful resource: Wix's guide to working with stacked elements.

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