HTML/CSS How to prevent highlighting text from spanning entire width of page in google chrome

Question

Basically when I use Google chrome and highlight text on some websites, the highlight spans the entire width of the browser rather than just highlighting the text. How can C

Answer 1

.content{
  display:inline-block;
}

http://jsfiddle.net/V7ahp/4/

The solution by CherryFlavourPez, using float, would lead to further complication like the container won't stretch according to the float div inside.