I have four nested div elements with float:left and the fourth element is wrapping below the first due to the length of the container.
.container {
width: 320px;
height: 110px;
overflow-x:scroll;
border: 1px solid blue;
}
.nested {
width: 80px;
height: 80px;
background: red;
float:left;
margin:5px;
}
<div class='container'>
<div class='nested'></div>
<div class='nested'></div>
<div class='nested'></div>
<div class='nested'></div>
</div>
How do I stop the wrapping so that the viewed elements are scrollable in the x axis (or even hidden/truncated)?
http://jsfiddle.net/Tku65/
Demo
white-space: nowrap;
Add this property to your container.
Try to avoid float properties. Use display: inline-block; in this case.
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I have got a horizontal line of divs that I would like to keep together, and there is a floating element to the right. When the float overlaps the line of divs, at the moment it breaks the divs into two lines. What I would like to happen would be for the line of divs to move below the float, similar to how the word "Heading" moves to below the float when there is not enough space.
I have tried white-space: no-wrap, but this does not cause the div to move vertically, it only places it behind the float. I have also tried clear: right, but this moves it down even when the boxes would fit further up.
Example (resizable box):
h2 {
margin: 0;
}
.outer {
border: solid;
resize: horizontal;
overflow-x: auto;
padding-bottom: 20px;
}
.right {
float: right;
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
background: red;
}
.pair {
/* white-space: nowrap; */
}
.pair > * {
display: inline-block;
padding: 2px;
margin: 0 2px;
background: lightGreen;
}
<div class="outer">
<div class="right"></div>
<h2>A Heading</h2>
<div class="pair">
<div>This is a box</div>
<div>This is a wide box</div>
</div>
</div>
You should make the pair element to be inline-block because by default a block element will get overlapped by a floated element unlike inline level element that will wrap around floated element.
The float CSS property places an element on the left or right side of its container, allowing text and inline elements to wrap around it.ref
h2 {
margin: 0;
}
.outer {
border: solid;
resize: horizontal;
overflow-x: auto;
padding-bottom: 20px;
}
.right {
float: right;
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
background: red;
}
.pair {
/*white-space: nowrap; not needed*/
display:inline-block;
}
.pair > * {
display: inline-block;
margin: 0 2px;
padding: 2px;
background: lightGreen;
}
<div class="outer">
<div class="right"></div>
<h2>A Heading</h2>
<div class="pair">
<div>This is a box</div>
<div>This is a wide box</div>
</div>
</div>
I have a div with
display:inline-block;
postion:relative;
inside a div with
display:block;
width:348px;
overflow:hidden;
When the contents of the inner div overflow, I want them to expand horizontally, not vertically. The contents of the inner div consists of thumbnails of photos
You just need to set white-space: nowrap on either of the divs (the property is inherited). (Source)
Sidenote: The inner div is not necessary for this to work.
Demo: JSFiddle
HTML
<div class="container">
<div>
<!-- Thumbnails -->
</div>
</div>
CSS
.container {
display: block;
width: 348px;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.container div {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
Ray Z!
Overflow does matters. So in order to write your css as just
overflow:"hidden"
you should use
overflow-x: hidden;
overflow-y: scroll;
Set the width and overflow-x as auto for the inner div
<div id = "outer">
<div id = "inner"></div>
</div>
#outer{
width: 400px;
height: 300px;
border: red thin dotted;
}
#inner{
margin: 15px;
height: 280px;
width: auto;
border: green thin solid;
overflow-x: auto;
}
Here is the fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/jgrgb/
I have the following HTML code:
<div class="main">
<div class="container">
<div class="contents">
Some funny stuff in here
</div>
</div>
</div>
With the following CSS:
.main {
overflow: auto;
width: 200px;
}
.container {
border: 1px solid black;
}
.contents {
width: 300px;
}
This is what this page does (see it at http://jsfiddle.net/C7RDh/7/):
main div is 200px width, with overflow: auto (i.e. scrolls contents if wider than 200px).
So, as contents div is 300px wide, it scrolls horizontally.
So, I would expect container div to be 300px as well (as elements inside it are 300px wide), but it is not! It's 200px wide.
How come? I want it to be as wide as its contents (300px), how can I achieve that?
You just need to make you container float
.container {
border: 1px solid black;
float: left;
}
Float will automatically adjust your outer div to inner div width.
You need to slightly adjust your CSS. This will work:
.main {
overflow: auto;
width: 200px;
float: left;
}
.container {
border: 1px solid black;
float: left;
}
.contents {
width: 300px;
float: left;
}
Actually you should add the overflow: auto in container css not main css
I want my block to be set by line-height (just like i do with text). As i know i should use display: inline-block in this case, but this doesn't work for me. Why?
HTML:
<div class="block">
<div></div>
</div>
<div class="block">
test
</div>
CSS:
.block {
line-height: 50px;
height: 50px;
width: 50px;
border: 1px solid black;
}
.block div {
height: 40px;
width: 28px;
background-color: #f0f;
display: inline-block;
}
Live demo: jsFiddle
hi now add your div aertical-align middle in your css
.block div {
vertical-align: middle;
}
Demo
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now if you want to center this box than add text-align center as like this
.block {
text-align: center;
}
Demo
i guess you are trying to center the purple block vertical?
in that case your mixing thing up:
a <div> is a block-level element, where text is not. so if you say line-height, you specify text-alignment of the content for that element, not positioning of a block element, to solve the centering of that purple block, use padding or margin:
.block div {
height: 40px;/* 50 - 40 = 10pixel/2 = 5px space */
width: 28px;
background-color: #f0f;
margin-top: 5px;
}
Demo over here jsFiddle
Please Check out the fiddle on http://jsfiddle.net/Qu63T/1/
What I want is The green div to float next to the blue one. and the .block divs to appear as a grid. I don't want to remove the .m div and float the .blocks inside the container. What Can be done without specifying width of .m
No JavaScript Only CSS Solution
You can add a a wrapper div, after .m and before .block and set his width:
<div class="m">
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="block">
(...)
</div>
</div>
</div>
Style:
.wrapper{
width:100px;
}
Or you can add some padding in .m, so the blocks will line-break. But that's a wierd solution.
as i understand your question that you want floated div's work like block div's
your
CSS:
.
block{
border: 1px solid white;
float: left;
display: inline-block;
clear:left;
}
check this http://jsfiddle.net/sandeep/Qu63T/6/
Your best solution in this case would be to assume that "m" isnt floating, its just a padded div sitting inside a bigger container, and the blue div is living absolutely positioned, like this:
.c{
background-color: red;
display: block;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
.l{
background-color: blue;
height: 40px;
width: 120px;
display: inline-block;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right:0;
}
.m{
display: block;
position: relative;
margin-left: 125px;
}
.block{
border: 1px solid white;
float: left;
display: inline-block;
background-color: green;
}
http://jsfiddle.net/Qu63T/7/