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layout: single

property_name: float

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<section id="float" class="property">

<header class="property-header">

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<h2 class="property-name">

<a href="#float"><span>#</span>float</a>

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<div class="property-description">

<p>Pushes the element to either the <strong>left</strong> or <strong>right</strong> side. The following siblings will <strong>wrap around</strong> the floating element</p>

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</header>

<section class="example">

<header class="example-header">

<p class="example-name">

<code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>

<code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="float: none;">float: none;</code>

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<div class="example-description">

<p>Removes any previously defined <code>float</code> value. The element will remain in the natural flow of the page.</p>

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</header>

<aside class="example-preview">

<div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>

<div class="example-output">

<div class="example-output-div float " id="float-none"><p class="block">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam semper diam at erat pulvinar, at pulvinar felis blandit.</p><p class="block block--alpha">Target element</p><p class="block">Maecenas imperdiet felis nisi, fringilla luctus felis hendrerit sit amet. Pellentesque interdum, nisl nec interdum maximus, augue diam porttitor lorem, et sollicitudin felis neque sit amet erat.</p></div>

</div>

</aside>

<style type="text/css">#float-none .block--alpha { float: none; }</style>

</section>

<section class="example">

<header class="example-header">

<p class="example-name">

<code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="float: left;">float: left;</code>

</p>

<div class="example-description">

<p>Moves the element to the <strong>left</strong> side of its container. The following elements will wrap around it and fill the space remaining on the right.</p>

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</header>

<aside class="example-preview">

<div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>

<div class="example-output">

<div class="example-output-div float " id="float-left"><p class="block">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam semper diam at erat pulvinar, at pulvinar felis blandit.</p><p class="block block--alpha">Target element</p><p class="block">Maecenas imperdiet felis nisi, fringilla luctus felis hendrerit sit amet. Pellentesque interdum, nisl nec interdum maximus, augue diam porttitor lorem, et sollicitudin felis neque sit amet erat.</p></div>

</div>

</aside>

<style type="text/css">#float-left .block--alpha { float: left; }</style>

</section>

<section class="example">

<header class="example-header">

<p class="example-name">

<code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="float: right;">float: right;</code>

</p>

<div class="example-description">

<p>Moves the element to the <strong>right</strong> side of its container. The following elements will wrap around it and fill the space remaining on the left.</p>

</div>

</header>

<aside class="example-preview">

<div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>

<div class="example-output">

<div class="example-output-div float " id="float-right"><p class="block">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam semper diam at erat pulvinar, at pulvinar felis blandit.</p><p class="block block--alpha">Target element</p><p class="block">Maecenas imperdiet felis nisi, fringilla luctus felis hendrerit sit amet. Pellentesque interdum, nisl nec interdum maximus, augue diam porttitor lorem, et sollicitudin felis neque sit amet erat.</p></div>

</div>

</aside>

<style type="text/css">#float-right .block--alpha { float: right; }</style>

</section>

</section>