# \[IGN-3530\] LED Display component background width?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3530-led-display-component-background-width/68686>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [January 17, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3530-led-display-component-background-width/68686 "2023-01-17T19:04:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![IgnitionNewbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@IgnitionNewbie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/IgnitionNewbie)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3530-led-display-component-background-width/68686/1 "2023-01-17T19:04:11Z")

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If I put Something Very Long into an LED display component , the black background runs out and turns white which is hard to read , is there a setting in the property editor to make the black background wider ???

![Something very long](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/8/382d05d79fe7dbf50a326da8d4d797741642dbec.png)

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3530-led-display-component-background-width/68686/2 "2023-01-17T20:51:23Z")

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**Bad news:** This is a bug we've known about for years and just haven't gotten around to fixing.

**Good news:** There's a very simple workaround which should solve your issue unless you have special theming rules in place which aren't evident in your screenshot.

**Workaround:**

1. Right-click the LEDDisplay component and hover over "Wrap in Container" before then selecting "Coordinate".
2. In the Project Browser, locate and select the container which is now wrapping the LED Display component.
3. Add `backgroundColor` as a property of `CoordinateContainer.props.style`.
4. Set `backgroundColor` to have a value of `var(--neutral-100)`. This value should be theme-agnostic and allow this to work even if you're using various built-in themes. This value could stop working correctly if you apply your own styling to the LED Display in any way.

 ![Screenshot 2023-01-17 at 12.51.06 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/9/291abe9371368187967faab434ec3fd6347896cc.png)

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**Author:** ![kyvski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kyvski/32/85590_2.png) [@kyvski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyvski)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3530-led-display-component-background-width/68686/3 "2026-03-18T17:20:39Z")

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Bump!

I feel like this is pretty silly to not address after all these years.  
Known for a while 3 years ago, and it’s still an issue in 8.3?

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3530-led-display-component-background-width/68686/4 "2026-03-18T17:31:37Z")

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This is not a situation where we aren’t interested in fixing the bug - it is a situation where we constantly have bugs or features of greater import or impact. Coupled with finite resources available to the team responsible for Perspective content, we find many lower-priority tickets have longer lifespans. I’ll update the ticket to reflect additional interest in getting it repaired.