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CSS

Jack Fitzgibbon
Jack Fitzgibbon
7,607 Points
Posted by Jack Fitzgibbon
Jack Fitzgibbon
7,607 Points

CSS Float problem

Hi, When I increase the font-size of the symbol in the class .handle it loses vertical-alignment and moves down. Need help, any suggestion appreciated.

CodePen: http://cdpn.io/BHxoa

Thanks in advance.

2 Answers

Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points
Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points

Your margins for the symbol are causing it to overflow onto the next line. Adjusting your margins should fix this issue. In this case, I just set it to 0. 

p.symbol {
float: right; 
font-size: 2em;
margin: 0;
}
Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points
Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points

Not a problem, happy to help :)