How can I let a div automatically set it own width?

Question

How can I have a DIV\'s width behave like it does when float:left is set, but without setting a float? width:auto doesn\'t seem to do it (in chrome).

Answer 1

For those of you who are still coming across this issue, nowadays you can handle this with:

  

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Here is a new fiddle based on the accepted answer: http://jsfiddle.net/j33qL8pa/1/