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mfa dt bootcamp web class: Floats 2, child inheritance and clearing
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<!doctype html> | |
<html> | |
<head> | |
<meta charset="utf-8"> | |
<title>CSS Float inheritance</title> | |
<style type="text/css"> | |
html, body { | |
width: 100%; | |
height: 100%; | |
margin: 0; | |
padding: 0; | |
} | |
.box, .sm-box { | |
width: 50%; | |
height: 50%; | |
float: left; | |
} | |
.sm-box { | |
clear: both; /* comment this out to show how children inherit floats*/ | |
} | |
.box1 { | |
background-color: green; | |
} | |
.box2 { | |
background-color: blue; | |
} | |
.box3 { | |
background-color: orange; | |
} | |
.box4 { | |
background-color: yellow; | |
} | |
</style> | |
</head> | |
<body> | |
<h1>Child elements will by default inherit their parent's float. <br>To clear them we use /* clear:both */</h1> | |
<h2>Open the web inspector and turn off clear: both on the boxes that have a "sm-box" class</h2> | |
<div class="box box1"> | |
<div class="sm-box box3"></div> | |
<div class="sm-box box4"></div> | |
</div> | |
<div class="box box2"> | |
</div> | |
</body> | |
</html> |
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