Box Properties Float

Box Properties

Top Margin
Right Margin
Bottom Margin
Left Margin
Margin
Top Padding
Right Padding
Bottom Padding
Left Padding
Padding
Top Border Width
Right Border Width
Bottom Border Width
Left Border Width
Border Width
Border Color

Border Style
Top Border
Right Border
Bottom Border
Left Border
Border
Width
Height
Float
Clear

Appearance:

float: <value>

Possible Values:

left | right | none

Initial Value:

none

Applies to:

All elements

Inherited:

No

The float property allows authors to wrap text around an element. This is identical in purpose to HTML 3.2's ALIGN=left and ALIGN=right for the IMG element, but CSS1 allows all elements to "float," not just the images and tables that HTML 3.2 allows.