I'm having trouble getting my button to float correctly on the right side

Here I am facing a unique situation where I am attempting to align my button input[type="submit"] to the right side.

I have allocated space for it and therefore trying to float the button to the right so that it can be positioned next to my input text.

Unfortunately, the float property is not functioning as expected, and the button refuses to move towards the right.

To better illustrate the issue, here is the link to my jsfiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/ritz/5Nq2N/1/

The HTML code snippet causing the problem:

<footer id="footer-container">
    <section id="footer1">
      <div id="col">             
         <h1>NEWSLETTER</h1>
         <p>Register in our Newsletter.</p>

         <form action="" name="newsletter" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
            <label id="email-label2">
             <i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i>
             <input type="text"id="email2" name="email" placeholder="e-mail"  required/>
            </label>http://jsfiddle.net/#save
            <br />
            <label id="submit">
              <input type="hidden" name="news_register" value="register" />
              <input type="submit" name="register" value="Register" src="" />
            </label>     
         </form>
     </div>
    </footer>

The CSS styles affecting this layout:

#footer-container
{
    width:100%; 
    float:left; 
    background:brown; 
    height:auto;    
}

#footer1
{
    width:320px;
    margin:15px 10px 15px 10px;
    height:auto;    

}

#col
{
    float:left;
     margin-right:53px;

}

#col h1
{
    border-bottom:1px dashed #ccc;
    font-family:'bariol_boldbold';
    color:#fff; 
    width:300px;
    font-size:17px;
    font-weight:bold; 
    margin-bottom:10px; 
}


#col p
{
    width:300px;
    color:#fff;
    text-align:justify;
    color:#ccc; 
    font-size:14px; 
    font-family:'bariol_regularregular'; 
    margin-bottom:10px;
}  



input[type="text"] 
{
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 20px;
    padding: 4px 3px;

}

#email2 
{
    padding-left: 20px;
    text-indent:5px;
    width:172px;
    height:18px;
     -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    font-family:'Tahoma';
    font-size:14px;
    color:#000;
}



input[type="submit"]
{
    float:right; 
    margin-right:5px;
    text-align: left;
    font-family: 'Tahoma';
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #333;
    margin-top:10px;
    outline:none;
    background: blue; 
    -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
    -moz-border-radius: 8px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    outline:none;
    cursor: pointer;
    color:#fff;
    width: 70px;
    height: 26px;
    text-align:center;
    border:1px solid #3c3412; 
    margin-bottom:15px;

}

Answer №1

After addressing some semantics and fixing broken tags in your code, I have made the necessary modifications and updated the CSS. You can view the updated version here: http://jsfiddle.net/5Nq2N/3/

Some tips to keep in mind:

  1. Avoid nesting input fields inside label elements. Labels should be used to describe input fields and positioned above them, like so:
    <label for="email">Enter your email</label>
  2. Float the containers with your items to allow them to stack against each other.
  3. Remember to clear your floats after floating elements.
  4. I recommend reading "CSS Mastery" by Andy Budd as it provides a solid foundation for understanding CSS.

<footer id="footer-container">
            <section id="footer1">
                <div id="col">             
                    <h1>NEWSLETTER</h1>
                    <p>Register in our Newsletter.</p>

                    <form action="" name="newsletter" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                        <div id="email-label2">
                            <i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i>
                            <input type="text"id="email2" name="email" placeholder="e-mail"  required />
                        </div>

                        <div id="submit">
                            <input type="hidden" name="news_register" value="register" />
                            <input type="submit" name="register" value="Register" />
                        </div>
                        <div class="clear"></div>     
                     </form>
                </div>
           </section>
</footer>

.clear {
  clear: both;
}

#footer-container
{
    width:100%; 
    float:left; 
    background:brown; 
    height:auto;    
}

#footer1
{
    width:320px;
    margin:15px 10px 15px 10px;
    height:auto;    

}

#col
{
    float:left;
     margin-right:53px;

}

#col h1
{
    border-bottom:1px dashed #ccc;
    font-family:'bariol_boldbold';
    color:#fff; 
    width:300px;
    font-size:17px;
    font-weight:bold; 
    margin-bottom:10px; 
}


#col p
{
    width:300px;
    color:#fff;
    text-align:justify;
    color:#ccc; 
    font-size:14px; 
    font-family:'bariol_regularregular'; 
    margin-bottom:10px;
}  



input[type="text"] 
{
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 20px;
    padding: 4px 3px;

}

#email2 
{
    padding-left: 20px;
    text-indent:5px;
    width:172px;
    height:18px;
     -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    font-family:'Tahoma';
    font-size:14px;
    color:#000;
    float: left;
}

#submit {
    float: left;
    margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;
}

input[type="submit"]
{
    text-align: left;
    font-family: 'Tahoma';
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #333;
    outline:none;
    background: blue; 
    -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
    -moz-border-radius: 8px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    outline:none;
    cursor: pointer;
    color:#fff;
    width: 70px;
    height: 26px;
    text-align:center;
    border:1px solid #3c3412; 
    margin-bottom:15px;

}

Answer №2

Disregarding the float property, the arrangement of your layout is as follows:

/----------------Container------------------\
| [Text input here]                         |
| [Submit button here]                      |
\-------------------------------------------/

Now, let's take into account the float:right:

/----------------Container------------------\
| [Text input here]                         |
|                      [Submit button here] |
\-------------------------------------------/

Notice how even though there is space available, the elements do not automatically adjust.

Next, consider moving the submit button to appear before the text input in your layout:

/----------------Container------------------\
| [Submit button here]                      |
| [Text input here]                         |
\-------------------------------------------/

Result with float:

/----------------Container------------------\
| [Text input here]    [Submit button here] |
\-------------------------------------------/

Success! However, placing the submit button before the text input may not be the most semantically correct approach. Is there another solution?

One option could be to eliminate the <br /> tag.

Make adjustments to margins as necessary!

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