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title: CSS Float
description: "> The CSS `float` property specifies how an element should float. > > > > The CSS `clear` property specifies what elements can float beside the cleared element and on which side. FLOATLEFT FLOAT RIGHT ## The float Property The `float` property is used for positioning…"
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updated: "2021-05-10"
category: CSS
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# CSS Float

> The CSS `float` property specifies how an element should float.
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> The CSS `clear` property specifies what elements can float beside the cleared element and on which side.

FLOATLEFT

FLOAT RIGHT

## The float Property

The `float` property is used for positioning and formatting content e.g. let an image float left to the text in a container.

The `float` property can have one of the following values:

- `left` – The element floats to the left of its container
- `right` – The element floats to the right of its container
- `none` – The element does not float (will be displayed just where it occurs in the text). This is default
- `inherit` – The element inherits the float value of its parent

In its simplest use, the `float` property can be used to wrap text around images.

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## Example – float: right;

The following example specifies that an image should float to the **right** in a text:

![Countryside](https://mgl-bucket.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mgl/30.jpg)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus imperdiet, nulla et dictum interdum, nisi lorem egestas odio, vitae scelerisque enim ligula venenatis dolor. Maecenas nisl est, ultrices nec congue eget, auctor vitae massa. Fusce luctus vestibulum augue ut aliquet. Mauris ante ligula, facilisis sed ornare eu, lobortis in odio. Praesent convallis urna a lacus interdum ut hendrerit risus congue. Nunc sagittis dictum nisi, sed ullamcorper ipsum dignissim ac...

      `img {
  float: right;
}`

## Example – float: left;

The following example specifies that an image should float to the **left** in a text:

![Countryside](https://mgl-bucket.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mgl/30.jpg)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus imperdiet, nulla et dictum interdum, nisi lorem egestas odio, vitae scelerisque enim ligula venenatis dolor. Maecenas nisl est, ultrices nec congue eget, auctor vitae massa. Fusce luctus vestibulum augue ut aliquet. Mauris ante ligula, facilisis sed ornare eu, lobortis in odio. Praesent convallis urna a lacus interdum ut hendrerit risus congue. Nunc sagittis dictum nisi, sed ullamcorper ipsum dignissim ac...

      `img {
  float: left;
}`

## Example – No float

In the following example the image will be displayed just where it occurs in the text (float: none;):

![Countryside](https://mgl-bucket.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mgl/30.jpg) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus imperdiet, nulla et dictum interdum, nisi lorem egestas odio, vitae scelerisque enim ligula venenatis dolor. Maecenas nisl est, ultrices nec congue eget, auctor vitae massa. Fusce luctus vestibulum augue ut aliquet. Mauris ante ligula, facilisis sed ornare eu, lobortis in odio. Praesent convallis urna a lacus interdum ut hendrerit risus congue. Nunc sagittis dictum nisi, sed ullamcorper ipsum dignissim ac...

      `img {
  float: none;
}`

## Example – Float Next To Each Other

Normally div elements will be displayed on top of each other. However, if we use `float: left` we can let elements float next to each other:

     `div {
  float: left;
  padding: 15px;
}

.div1 {
  background: red;
}

.div2 {
  background: yellow;
}

.div3 {
  background: green;
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