Introduction to CSS Floats

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This practical lesson offers an introduction to CSS Floats.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn how float shifts the flow of an element in the web page
  • Learn how other elements are affected when using floats
  • Learn how to use the clearfix hack to return the proper flow to other elements on the page

Intended Audience

This lesson is intended for anyone who wants to learn how to use CSS Floats.

Prerequisites

Anyone with an interest in CSS in general. The following lesson will serve as a brief introduction to CSS: Introduction to CSS Syntax

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Farish has worked in the EdTech industry for over six years. He is passionate about teaching valuable coding skills to help individuals and enterprises succeed.

Previously, Farish worked at 2U Inc in two concurrent roles. Farish worked as an adjunct instructor for 2U’s full-stack boot camps at UCLA and UCR. Farish also worked as a curriculum engineer for multiple full-stack boot camp programs. As a curriculum engineer, Farish’s role was to create activities, projects, and lesson plans taught in the boot camps used by over 50 University partners. Along with these duties, Farish also created nearly 80 videos for the full-stack blended online program.

Before 2U, Farish worked at Codecademy for over four years, both as a content creator and part of the curriculum experience team.

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