CSS Float — CSS interactive lesson

The CSS float Property

The float property specifies how an element should float within its container.

It places an element on the left or right side of its container, allowing text and inline elements to wrap around it.

The float property can have one of the following values:

left - The element floats to the left of its container
right - The element floats to the right of its container
none - Default. The element does not float and is displayed just where it occurs in the text
inherit - The element inherits the float value of its parent

Tip

The float property is often used to wrap text around images!

CSS float: right Example

The float: right value indicates that an element should float to the right within its container.

The following example specifies that the image should float to the right .

Tip

If you make the screen smaller, you will see that the text wraps around the image.

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Example

Formatted code

img {
  float: right;
}

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CSS float: left Example

The float: left value indicates that an element should float to the left within its container.

The following example specifies that the image should float to the left :

Example

Formatted code

img {
  float: left;
}

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CSS float: none Example

The float: none value is the default value for float , and the element is displayed just where it occurs in its container.

In the following example the image will be displayed just where it occurs in the container:

Example

Formatted code

img {
  float: none;
}

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CSS Float Next To Each Other

HTML <div> elements are block elements, and will start on a new line and take up the full width available. However, if we use float: left we can make the <div> elements to float next to each other:

Example

Formatted code

div {
  float: left;
  padding: 15px;
} .div1 {
background: red;
} .div2 {
background: yellow;
} .div3 {
background: green;
}

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CSS Float Property

Property	Description
float	Specifies whether an element should float to the left, right, or not at all

The CSS float Property

The float property specifies how an element should float within its container.

It places an element on the left or right side of its container, allowing text and inline elements to wrap around it.

The float property can have one of the following values:

left - The element floats to the left of its container
right - The element floats to the right of its container
none - Default. The element does not float and is displayed just where it occurs in the text
inherit - The element inherits the float value of its parent

Tip

The float property is often used to wrap text around images!

CSS float: right Example

The float: right value indicates that an element should float to the right within its container.

The following example specifies that the image should float to the right .

Tip

If you make the screen smaller, you will see that the text wraps around the image.

Example

Formatted code

img {
  float: right;
}

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CSS float: left Example

The float: left value indicates that an element should float to the left within its container.

The following example specifies that the image should float to the left :

Example

Formatted code

img {
  float: left;
}

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CSS float: none Example

The float: none value is the default value for float , and the element is displayed just where it occurs in its container.

In the following example the image will be displayed just where it occurs in the container:

Example

Formatted code

img {
  float: none;
}

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CSS Float Next To Each Other

HTML <div> elements are block elements, and will start on a new line and take up the full width available. However, if we use float: left we can make the <div> elements to float next to each other:

Example

Formatted code

div {
  float: left;
  padding: 15px;
} .div1 {
background: red;
} .div2 {
background: yellow;
} .div3 {
background: green;
}

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CSS Float Property

Property	Description
float	Specifies whether an element should float to the left, right, or not at all