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Antoine Boillot
10,466 PointsCSS : absolute positioning vs float ?
Hi all,
I'm currently going through the CSS foundation path, and I'm not sure to fully understand the difference between absolute positioning and float in CSS.
They are kind of look alike to me.
In what context should I prefer one or the other ?
Thanks
Antoine Boillot
10,466 Pointsit helps! Thanks! :)
Ryan Smee
3,392 PointsRyan Smee
3,392 PointsHi,
When I first started using CSS, I read a really simple rule somewhere that helped me to understand when to use a floated div and when to use absolute positioning.
If you want your div to interact and be effected by the other divs on the page, use floats. If you want you div to stay in the same place no matter how the dom changes around it, use absolute positioning.
It's a simple rule and of course there are exceptions, but its a good place to start. Hopefully this helps?