Floating Elements with CSS

The CSS float property is used for positioning or formatting a box or content. Developer can position element towards left or right with CSS float.

The float property can have one of the following values −

left − The element floats to the left of its container
right − The element floats to the right of its container
none − The element does not float. It is default value
inherit − The element inherits the float value of its parent

Example

Let’s see an example of CSS Float property −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>CSS Float</title>
<style>
form {
   width:70%;
   margin: 0 auto;
   text-align: center;
}
input[type="button"] {
   border-radius: 10px;
}
#container {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column-reverse;
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
}
.child{
   height: 40px;
   width: 40px;
   color: white;
   border: 4px solid black;
}
.orange{
   background-color: #FF8A00;
}
.red{
   background-color: #F44336;
}
.violet{
   background-color: #C303C3;
}
.green{
   background-color: #4CAF50;
}
.blue{
   background-color: #03A9F4;
}
.yellow{
   background-color: #FEDC11;
}
#left{
   display: flex;
   float: left;
}
#right{
   display: flex;
   float: right;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>CSS-Float</legend>
<div id="container">
<div class="child orange"></div><div class="child red"></div><div class="child violet"></div><div class="child green"></div><div class="child blue"></div><div class="child yellow"></div>
</div><br>
<input type="button" value="float-->left" onclick="floatDecider('left')">
<input type="button" value="float-->right" onclick="floatDecider('right')">
<div><div id="left"></div><div id="right"></div></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
   var left = document.getElementById('left');
   var right = document.getElementById('right');
   function floatDecider(direction){
      var allChildren = document.getElementsByClassName('child');
      if(direction === 'left')
         left.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend',allChildren[0]);
      else
         right.insertAdjacentElement('afterbegin',allChildren[0]);
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Before clicking any button −

Floating Elements with CSS

Clicking ‘float-->left’ button 4 times −

Floating Elements with CSS

Clicking ‘float-->right’ button −

Floating Elements with CSS