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CSS CSS Layout Basics Page Layout with the Float Property Creating a Horizontal Navigation with Floats

Posted by anonymous123
anonymous123
5,794 Points

Creating a Horizontal Navigation with Floats

how come when i float a ul element containing to the right and then float all the list items to the left they appear right next to each other in a section of the screen that wasnt part of the ul element?

1 Answer

Michael Shields
Michael Shields
12,650 Points
Michael Shields
Michael Shields
12,650 Points

When we float this ul element to the right, we're pushing it out of the normal flow and to the right of its container, <div class="container">, of which the <ul class="main-nav"> element is a descendant. The parent element's height also collapses with the float, so the <ul> is a child element in the layout.

I recommend having Dev Tools open while following and coding along, I find it very helpful for quickly understanding the behind-the-scenes changes that occur while updating the layout.