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CSS CSS Layout Basics Page Layout with the Float Property Clearing and Containing Floats

Steve Seebart
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Steve Seebart
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Posted by Steve Seebart
Steve Seebart
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Differences between block and table in the clearfix solution?

I notice that when I changed display: table to display: block in the clearfix code, the dimensions of the ::after pseudo element are different.

Inspecting the element in the developer tools, I see that using block results in the ::after element having a width, but no height. Using table, the ::after element has no height or width. Will this make a difference in the responsiveness of the page?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The clearfix element doesn't need any specific dimensions and won't contain anything, so either method should be fine.

The use of "table" is a legacy from back when it was needed to get consistent behavior across browsers.