Bootstrap Element 100% Width

The container class is intentionally not 100% width. It is different fixed widths depending on the width of the viewport.

If you want to work with the full width of the screen, use .container-fluid:

Bootstrap 3:

<body>
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-lg-6"></div>
      <div class="col-lg-6"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-lg-8"></div>
      <div class="col-lg-4"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-lg-12"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>

Bootstrap 2:

<body>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="span6"></div>
    <div class="span6"></div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="span8"></div>
    <div class="span4"></div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="span12"></div>
  </div>
</body>

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