this may looks like the usual how to center a float question but the reason i need to center a float div is because other div container is also having a float property. I have set an height auto to determine the height depend on the object inside the wrapper div, within the wrapper div there is 2 float div to make it side by side. However if i did not specify a float on the wrapper the wrapper div would only show 1 staight line(not wrapping anything)
div.wrapper{
width: 1000px;
height: auto;
margin-top: 30px;
float: left;
border:1px solid gray;
}
div.leftcontainer{
width: 200px;
height: auto;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-left: 10px;
border:1px solid gray;
float: left;
}
div.right container{
width: 750px;
height: auto;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-left: 15px;
margin-right: 15px;
border:1px solid gray;
float: right;
}
And this is my html code
<div class ="wrapper">
<div class ="leftcontainer">
some options
</div>
<div class = "rightcontainer">
some options
</div>
<div class = "rightcontainer">
some options
</div>
</div>
So how do i make my wrapper div centered Without removing the float or other way to do achieve this? Thanks
With all of the contents of .wrapper floating, you need to clear them.
Remove the float on .wrapper and add <div style="clear:both;"></div> before you close the .wrapper div.
You should then be able to add:
div.wrapper {
/* ... */
position:relative;
margin:0 auto;
}
And your wrapper will be centered.
Related
I am attempting to float 3 divs within a container div. I thought it would be simple but I'm having difficulty keeping them evenly spread apart. As I want the website to be somewhat responsive, so I can't have the spacing specified in px.
CSS:
#circlecontain{background-color:green;height:200px; width:1200px; margin:auto;}
.circle{width:200px;height:200px;border-radius:100px;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:20px;color:#fff;
line-height:150px;text-align:center;background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
margin:auto; display:inline-block; vertical-align:middle;
}
Thanks in advance
Hold them inside 3 div elements with a width of 33% each, and use margin: auto; on round divs, this way they will be equal.
Demo
<div class="wrap_me">
<div></div>
</div>
<div class="wrap_me">
<div></div>
</div>
<div class="wrap_me">
<div></div>
</div>
CSS
.wrap_me {
width: 33%;
border: 1px solid #f00;
float: left;
}
.wrap_me div {
width: 150px;
height: 150px;
border-radius: 100px;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
margin: auto;
}
You can also hold this inside a single container with a min-width property so that your elements don't wrap incase of insufficient width
What Mr.Alien said isn't wrong, but
I'm having difficulty keeping them evenly spread apart
If you have three divs you want to distribute even along the full width of the container, you can float the left-most div to the left, the right-most div to the right and the middle div will get float:none and margin: auto, like so:
.container {
width: 300px;
height: 100px;
}
.container div {
width: 25%;
height: 100%;
background: blue;
border-radius: 100%;
}
.inner-left {
float: left;
}
.inner-middle {
float: none;
margin: auto;
}
.inner-right{
float: right;
position: relative;
bottom: 100%;
}
See the jsfiddle.
EDIT:
updated fiddle - didn't save...
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
when i want to float a child div to left or right inside the centered parent div, the whole design goes left or right, depending on the float. So, how to float a child div and make the centered parent div in the center.
HTML:
<div id="parent">
<div id="child-left"></div>
<div id="child-right"></div>
</div>
CSS:
#parent{
padding: 0 auto;
width: 600px;
}
#child-left{
float: left;
width: 300px;
}
#child-right{
float: right;
width: 300px;
}
Why does parent div go left/right, and doesn't stay in center? And how to make it to stay in center?
See the demo
#parent{
padding: 0px, auto;
width: 605px;
height:200px;
border:solid 1px #f00;
}
#child-left{
float: left;
width: 300px;
height:200px;
border:solid 1px #0F0;
}
#child-right{
float: right;
width: 300px;
height:200px;
border:solid 1px #00F;
}
For parent div you use this css code
margin:0 auto;
width:980px;
and for child u use this code for float
float:right or left;
width:anypx;
best regards
To center the parent element, use margin: 0 auto;
#parent{
margin: 0 auto;
width: 600px;
}
There are also lots of spelling mistakes in your code (chile not child), and missing > symbols, fix them before you continue
A working JSFiddle (Click me)
I'm trying to put two divs without a linebreak between them.
this is the html:
<div id="header">
<div id="logo"></div>
<div id="left">
<div id="slideshow"></div>
</div>
</div>
and this is the CSS:
#header {
background-color: #13768a;
width: 962px;
height: 207px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
clear: both;
}
#logo {
background-image:url('logo.png');
height: 207px;
width: 250px;
margin-right: 0px;
padding: 0px;
}
#left {
width:712px;
height: 207px;
}
#slideshow {
background-color: #137387;
width: 686px;
height: 144px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
}
the problem is that I want it to look like this:
How I want it to look like
But it looks like this:
How it looks like
This is controlled by the display style property. Normally, div elements use display: block. You can use display: inline or display: inline-block instead if you want them on the same horizontal line.
Example using inline-block (live copy | source):
CSS:
.ib {
display: inline-block;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
}
HTML:
<div class="ib">Div #1</div>
<div class="ib">Div #2</div>
Introduce a float CSS property. Change CSS as below, for #logo and #left.
#logo {
background-image:url('logo.png');
height: 207px;
width: 250px;
margin-right: 0px;
padding: 0px;
float:right;
}
#left {
width:712px;
height: 207px;
float:left;
}
From the MDN Documentation,
The float CSS property specifies that an element should be taken from
the normal flow and placed along the left or right side of its
container, where text and inline elements will wrap around it.
Div elements normally use display:block which forces a line break before and after the element.If you want to remove the line breaks , you can use display:inline which will display elements horizontally.Make the div's display property to display:inline or display:inline-block you want to appear horizontally .
Try this way:
#logo {
background-image:url('logo.png');
height: 207px;
width: 250px;
margin-right: 0px;
padding: 0px;
float:right;}
#left {
position:relative;
width:712px;
height: 207px;
}
#slideshow {
position:absolute;
top:20px;
left:20px;
background-color: #137387;
width: 686px;
height: 144px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
}
Basically I put a float:right; on the logo to position it right, then added position:relative to the #left div and position:absolute to the #slideshow div. This way you can adjust the top and left attributes to position the slideshow anywhere you want it.
display:inline is the css style that you need to use.
I'm sure this a common problem, but couldn't find the exact answer :)
I have two divs inside another div. I want the two divs to be on the same level, one floating to the left and the other to the right. But they won't get inside the parent div unless I use position: absolute on the parent. But then the child-divs won't stay on the same level :S
#main {
margin-left: 30px;
margin-top: 20px;
position: absolute;
}
#left_menu {
width: 150px;
float: left;
}
#content {
margin-left: 20px;
float: right;
border: 1px solid white;
}
<div id ="main">
<div id ="left_menu>&blablabal</div>
<div id ="content">blablb</div>
</div>
your margin-left of #content should include the width of #left_menu. Thus should be
#content {
margin-left: 170px;
/* float: right; */ /* no need for a float here */
border: 1px solid white;
}
You also don't need a position:absolute for your #main (unless other purposes)
So finally:
<style type="text/css"><!--
#main {
margin-left: 30px;
margin-top: 20px;
}
#left_menu {
width: 150px;
float: left;
}
#content {
margin-left: 170px;
border: 1px solid white;
}
.c{clear:both;}
--></style>
<div id="main">
<div id="left_menu>&blablabal</div>
<div id="content">blablb</div>
</div>
<div class="c"></div>
.c is to clear and pushes the bottom content off the floats.
What about this its all to do with your width on your container.
This works for me.
<style type="text/css"><!--
.Content{
Width:100%;
}
.FloatLeft{
float:left;
}
.FloatRight{
float:Right;
}
-->
</style>
<div class="Content">
<div class="FloatLeft"></div>
<div class="FloatRight"></div>
</div>
you will need to 'float' the main div, or use a clearing <div> or <br> after your content and left menu <div>s.
The problem is not "staying on the same level", but it's about the size of the container div.
This might help you: http://archivist.incutio.com/viewlist/css-discuss/63079
The nicest and easiest thing to do is to set overflow: hidden on the container, #main. I don't think this works in IE6 though.
try giving the main div an overflow: hidden; and taking away it's position: absolute;
which will give it a height equivalent to the greater height of the floating divs
Also, I don't know if you copied it from your page, but you're missing a close quotation in your left_menu id=""
#main{
display:inline-block;
width:100%;
}
and remove absolute to the parent;
#left_menu,#content{
....
vertical-align:top;
}