CSS float Property

Description

The float property specifies that an element should be taken from the normal flow and placed along the left or right side of its container, where text and inline elements will wrap around it.

Initial value: none
Applies to: All except for positioned elements and generated content
Inherited: No
Media: Visual
Computed value: As specified
Animatable: No
CSS Version: CSS1, CSS2, CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.cssFloat

Syntax

float: [ left | right | top | bottom | start | end | none | <page-floats> ] && contour?

Values

leftThe left value indicates that the element must float to the far left side of its containing block.
rightThe right value indicates that the element must float to the far right side of its containing block.
topSame as 'left'
bottomsame as 'right'
startIf the 'direction' property is 'ltr', the same as 'left'; otherwise the same as 'right'.
endIf the 'direction' property is 'rtl', the same as 'right'; otherwise the same as 'left'.
noneIndicates that the element does not contain any float at all. This is the initial value of the float property.

Example

HTML

<div class="pull-left"> 

   <img src="images/2.png" alt=""> 

</div> 

<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</p>

CSS

.pull-left { 
   float: left; 
   padding-right: 10px; 
}

Result

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Browser Support

Desktop

4	12	1	1	7	1

Tablets / Mobile

1	18	4	10.1	1	1.0

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 1st November 2019

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