It has been possible for a long time to create a grid of boxes that fills the browser width and wraps nicely (when the browser is resized), by using the float property:
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.floating-box { float: left; width: 150px; height: 75px; margin: 10px; border: 3px solid #8AC007; } .after-box { clear: left; border: 3px solid red; } </style> <body> <h2>The Old Way - using float</h2> <div class="floating-box">Floating box</div> <div class="floating-box">Floating box</div> <div class="floating-box">Floating box</div> <div class="floating-box">Floating box</div> <div class="floating-box">Floating box</div> <div class="floating-box">Floating box</div> <div class="floating-box">Floating box</div> <div class="floating-box">Floating box</div> <div class="after-box">Another box, after the floating boxes...</div> </body> |
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Another box, after the floating boxes...
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However, the inline-block value of the display property makes this even easier, as you will see on the next webpage...