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at October 8, 2009 15:34 by adamcoulombe
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#mySelfClearingDiv { /* put your regular css styles in here */ }
/*paste this stuff just below it to make it self-clearing */
#mySelfClearingDiv:after { content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden; }
#mySelfClearingDiv { display: inline-block; _height: 1%; }
#mySelfClearingDiv { display: block; }
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Usually when designing a site using floating elements in HTML/CSS, you need to an extra html element with the css style {clear:both;}. This method lets you apply styles to the container of the floating elements so that you don't have the headache of using a clearing div. This is cross-browser and IE6 friendly!
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Make an HTML Container Clear Floating Child Elements Using Only CSS
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CSS