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Why is a floating box outside its container?

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žełvik
žełvik
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This code: 

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" 
><TITLE ></TITLE >
<BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="BACKGROUND: YELLOW; HEIGHT: 10EX" ><P STYLE="FLOAT: RIGHT" >Lorem<HR ><P STYLE="FLOAT: RIGHT" >ipsum</BLOCKQUOTE >
  • Why is BLOCKQUOTE wider than HR?
  • Why is ‘Lorem’ aligned with the widened BLOCKQUOTE?
  • Why is ‘ipsum‘ not aligned likewise?
This code: <pre><nowiki> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" ><TITLE ></TITLE > <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="BACKGROUND: YELLOW; HEIGHT: 10EX" ><P STYLE="FLOAT: RIGHT" >Lorem<HR ><P STYLE="FLOAT: RIGHT" >ipsum</BLOCKQUOTE ></nowiki></pre> * Why is BLOCKQUOTE wider than HR? * Why is ‘Lorem’ aligned with the widened BLOCKQUOTE? * Why is ‘ipsum‘ not aligned likewise?

Modified by cor-el

Chosen solution

To achieve what you want, you have to add some clearing DIV elements or CSS rules. 


data:text/html;charset=utf-8,
<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.01//en">
<head> 
 <title></title>
</head> 
<body>
<blockquote style="background: yellow;" >
 <p style="float: right;" >Lorem</p>
 <hr style="clear: both;" >
 <p style="float: right;" >ipsum</p>
 <div style="clear: both;"></div>
</blockquote>
</body>
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žełvik
žełvik Question owner
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Well, not quite the code I intended…

Maybe this will work: 

< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" 
>< TITLE >< /TITLE >
< BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="BACKGROUND: YELLOW; HEIGHT: 10EX" >< P STYLE="FLOAT: RIGHT" >Lorem< HR >< P STYLE="FLOAT: RIGHT" >ipsum< /BLOCKQUOTE >

Modified by cor-el

žełvik
žełvik Question owner
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Or this:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" ><TITLE ></TITLE > <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="BACKGROUND: YELLOW; HEIGHT: 10EX" ><P STYLE="FLOAT: RIGHT" >Lorem<HR ><P STYLE="FLOAT: RIGHT" >ipsum</BLOCKQUOTE >

cor-el
cor-el
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Chosen Solution

To achieve what you want, you have to add some clearing DIV elements or CSS rules. 


data:text/html;charset=utf-8,
<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.01//en">
<head> 
 <title></title>
</head> 
<body>
<blockquote style="background: yellow;" >
 <p style="float: right;" >Lorem</p>
 <hr style="clear: both;" >
 <p style="float: right;" >ipsum</p>
 <div style="clear: both;"></div>
</blockquote>
</body>

Modified by cor-el

žełvik
žełvik Question owner
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What is ‘!doctype’?

I think that:

  • the rule is being shortened by ‘Lorem’ because its margin overlaps it,
  • ‘ipsum’ is lower than ’Lorem’ because of the margin under the rule,
  • ‘ipsum’ is to the left of ‘Lorem’ because the margin under the rule is too narrow.

Correct me if I am wrong. I have probably missed two important points:

  • a float can shorten a rule,
  • margins around a float do not collapse.

Thank you,

Chris

cor-el
cor-el
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Floats within a container do not make that container adjust its width and height to fit the floats unless you use a clear rule.
So in your case the P elements float, but the HR element doesn't and is rendered first (your code looks the same in Google Chrome as in Firefox).

If you need a more precise explanation about how floats work then it is best to ask advice at the MozillaZine "Web Development/Standards Evangelism" forum.

The helpers at that forum are more knowledgeable about web development issues.
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