To ensure the proper layout of floated elements, apply the CSS rule overflow: hidden;
to the parent div.
Here's why this works: when elements are floated, they are taken out of the normal document flow. This means that if a container only contains floated elements, it won't have any height (or width) unless specified. Adding overflow: hidden;
to the parent element forces it to take into account the dimensions of its child elements while hiding any overflow outside of its boundaries.
An alternative approach is to insert an element after the floated ones within the parent and apply the style clear: both;
. This positions the clearing element after all floats in the regular flow, allowing the parent div to properly calculate its height based on the cleared items as well as any padding or margins present.