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Correct answer Monika Gause

It's not your artboard that gets bigger. Illustrator adds an area around the object. If you open Effect > Document raster effect settings, you will find that and can set it to 0

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January 27, 2023

Thank you, Monika! It worked!

Monika Gause
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January 27, 2023

You're welcome!

There might be times in which you want to enlarge the area (when using Blur effects). And there might be times when you want to set the background to transparent.

You can limit the export to any area by editing the actual artboard using the artboard tool.

Monika Gause
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January 27, 2023

It's not your artboard that gets bigger. Illustrator adds an area around the object. If you open Effect > Document raster effect settings, you will find that and can set it to 0