float puts submit button outside of div

Question

I am having some trouble with my css, I have a content id and then inside that I have a class that is just padding. When inside the padding class, I have a textarea and a su

Answer 1

You need to trigger the layout of .content-padding or add a clearing element.

.content-padding {
    padding: 10px;
    overflow:hidden ; /* minds inside and outside floatting elements, fine if no size given */
}

or a generated clearing element.

.content-padding:after {
    content:'';
    display:block; /* or whatever else than inline */
   clear:both;
}

Learn more about floatting elements : http://css-tricks.com/all-about-floats/