---
title: "This took me way too long to solve 🤦‍♂️"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-took-me-way-too-long-to-solve--qkwxs0p4a
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TajGQqmZLzU
type: video:youtube
source: "Coding in Public"
published: 2026-05-19T12:58:44.693Z
updated: 2026-05-19T12:59:01.973Z
tags: ["css"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# This took me way too long to solve 🤦‍♂️

**[Coding in Public](https://daily.dev/sources/codinginpublic)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A practical CSS problem-solving walkthrough covering how to create seamless single-pixel borders around grid cards without double borders or layout gaps. The solution uses box-shadow instead of border on each card, combined with a 1px gap on the parent container, so borders visually overlap without affecting document layout and work regardless of how many cards are present.

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