Prevent a specific child div from expanding the parent div

Question

I\'m currently developping a website and encountered a problem with CSS.

I have a parent div containing 2 or more children: one containing the name of a

Answer 1

You can use Absolute positioning

FIDDLE

position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
width:100%;

and on the container div :

padding-top: /*the height of the absolutly positioned child*/ ;
position:relative;

Answer 2

If you add the following styles you should achieve what you want:

.user-match-container {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 22px;
}

.match-owner {
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}

Example