CSS Float: Floating an image to the left of the text

37
votes

For each post box, I want the thumbnail to float to the left and the text to float to the right. I do not want the thumb to wrap around the text.

Here is my html code:

<div class="post-container">                
   <div class="post-thumb"><img src="thumb.jpg" /></div>
   <div class="post-title">Post title</div>
   <div class="post-content"><p>post description description description etc etc etc</p></div>
</div>

I've tried a few ways and still can't get it to work... the text won't show on the right...

Here's my CSS code:

.post-container{
    margin: 20px 20px 0 0;  
    border:5px solid #333;
}

.post-thumb img {
    float: left;
    clear:left;
}

.post-content {
    float:right;
}
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7 Answers

82
votes

Is this what you're after?

  • I changed your title into a h3 (header) tag, because it's a more semantic choice than using a div.

Live Demo #1
Live Demo #2 (with header at top, not sure if you wanted that)

HTML:

<div class="post-container">                
    <div class="post-thumb"><img src="http://dummyimage.com/200x200/f0f/fff" /></div>
    <div class="post-content">
        <h3 class="post-title">Post title</h3>
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   </div>
</div>

CSS:

.post-container {
    margin: 20px 20px 0 0;  
    border: 5px solid #333;
    overflow: auto
}
.post-thumb {
    float: left
}
.post-thumb img {
    display: block
}
.post-content {
    margin-left: 210px
}
.post-title {
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 200%
}
4
votes

Just need to float both elements left:

.post-container{
    margin: 20px 20px 0 0;  
    border:5px solid #333;
}

.post-thumb img {
    float: left;
}

.post-content {
    float: left;
}

Edit: actually, you do not need the width, just float both left

1
votes

Check out this sample: http://jsfiddle.net/Epgvc/1/

I just floated the title to the left and added a clear:both div to the bottom..

1
votes

I almost always just use overflow:hidden on my text-elements in those situations, it often works like a charm ;)

.post-container {
 margin: 20px 20px 0 0;
 border:5px solid #333;
}
.post-thumb img {
 float: left;
}
.post-content {
 overflow:hidden;
}
1
votes

.post-container{
    margin: 20px 20px 0 0;  
    border:5px solid #333;
    width:600px;
    overflow:hidden;
}

.post-thumb img {
    float: left;
    clear:left;
    width:50px;
    height:50px;
    border:1px solid red;
}

.post-title {
     float:left;   
    margin-left:10px;
}

.post-content {
    float:right;
}
<div class="post-container">                
   <div class="post-thumb"><img src="thumb.jpg" /></div>
   <div class="post-title">Post title</div>
   <div class="post-content"><p>post description description description etc etc etc</p></div>
</div>

jsFiddle

0
votes

Set the width of post-content and post-thumb so that you get a two-column layout.

0
votes

Solution using display: flex (with responsive behavior): http://jsfiddle.net/dkulahin/w3472kct

HTML:

<div class="content">
    <img src="myimage.jpg" alt="" />
    <div class="details">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</p>
    </div>
</div>

CSS:

.content{
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: flex-start;
}
.content img {
    width: 150px;
}
.details {
    width: calc(100% - 150px);
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    .content {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    .details {
        width: 100%;
    }
}