Tag: clearfix

A new micro clearfix hack

The clearfix hack is a popular way to clear floats without resorting to using presentational markup. This article presents an update to the clearfix method that further reduces the amount of CSS required…
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Everything you Know about Clearfix is Wrong

Too often, authors trigger hasLayout without thinking of adding the necessary styling to create the same rendering across all browsers. Because of this, they end up adding IE specific declarations to “patch” their styling. This does not mean we should avoid clearfix at all costs though. It is a great tool which is safe to […]
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The New Clearfix Method

Say goodbye to the age-old clearfix hack and hello to the new and improved clearfix method. The clearfix hack, or “easy-clearing” hack, is a useful method of clearing floats. I have written about the original method and even suggested a few improvements. The original clearfix hack works great, but the browsers that it targets are […]
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CSS Fundamentals: Containing Children

An article for CSS beginners that explains the mysteries of forcing parent divs to contain their children. Two methods are described – overflow: hidden, and clearfix…
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