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What Is a Floating Element?

A floating element is a block element or in-line element being specified with the "float" style property. If "float: left" is specified, a floating element will be formatted at the left margin of the parent element. The current block and sub sequent blocks will be floated on the right side of this floating element.

If "float: right" is specified, a floating element will be formatted at the left margin of the parent element. The current block and sub sequent blocks will be floated on the right side of this floating element.

Below is a good example of a floating block element and a floating inline element:

<html><head>
<style type="text/css">
  DIV.page {width: 350px; border: 1px solid black}
  P {margin: 0px}
  P#p1 {float: left; width: 100px}
  P#p1 {background-color: #ffdddd}
  P#p2 {background-color: #ddffdd}
  IMG#icon {float: right}
</style>
</head><body><div class="page">
<H3>Floating Elements</H3>
<p id=p1>Block element <P> floated to the left.</p> 
<p id=p2><img id=icon src=moonrise.jpg>
Inline element <IMG> floated to the right.
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<div></body></html>

Save this document as floatingElements.html, and view it with a browser, you will see something like this:

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