I have two divs that are not nested, one below the other. They are both within one parent div, and this parent div repeats itself. So essentially:
Using flexbox
#parent_div_1{
display:flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
#parent_div_1, #parent_div_2, #parent_div_3 {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
border: 1px solid red;
margin-right: 10px;
float: left;
}
.child_div_1 {
float: left;
margin-right: 5px;
}
Check working example at http://jsfiddle.net/c6242/1/
I found the below code very useful, it might help anyone who comes searching here
<html>
<body>
<div style="width: 50%; height: 50%; background-color: green; float:left;">-</div>
<div style="width: 50%; height: 50%; background-color: blue; float:right;">-</div>
<div style="width: 100%; height: 50%; background-color: red; clear:both">-</div>
</body>
</html>
Best that works for me:
.left{
width:140px;
float:left;
height:100%;
}
.right{
margin-left:140px;
}
http://jsfiddle.net/jiantongc/7uVNN/
Using flexbox it is super simple!
#parent_div_1, #parent_div_2, #parent_div_3 {
display: flex;
}
Fiddle example
Since div's by default are block elements - meaning they will occupy full available width, try using -
display:inline-block;
The div
is now rendered inline i.e. does not disrupt flow of elements, but will still be treated as a block element.
I find this technique easier than wrestling with float
s.
See this tutorial for more - http://learnlayout.com/inline-block.html. I would recommend even the previous articles that lead up to that one. (No, I did not write it)