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CSS

Posted by Akhter Rasool
Akhter Rasool
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Float and clear properties in css

What do these mean Float: right And Clear:both

Why do we use float and clear ?? What is its function? Please also explain the meaning of the code above

2 Answers

Callum King
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Callum King
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Callum King
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Callum King
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I've found CSS Tricks really handy for search stuff I haven't quite understood. https://css-tricks.com/almanac/properties/f/float/

Igor Cancarevic
Igor Cancarevic
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Igor Cancarevic
Igor Cancarevic
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Hi Akhter!

The float property specifies whether or not an element should float while the clear property is used to control the behavior of floating elements. For an example the float property can be used to wrap text around images. By giving an image a float:right value you can simply move it to the right side of the text.

The clear property is used to control the behavior of floating elements because by nature elements after a floating element will flow around it. The clear property specifies on which sides of an element floating elements are not allowed to float.

Cheers, Igor