Mastering the art of CSS float and positioning techniques

Struggling with CSS positioning yet again. I'm trying to design a webpage with one main element in the center, surrounded by 10 others. The challenge is to maintain consistency across different screen sizes (excluding mobile).

However, every time I resize the screen, the layout of the site changes.

  • HTML

    <div class="wrapper" id="wrapper">

    <div class="element" id="element-1">Lorem1</div>
    <div class="element" id="element-2">Ipsum2</div>
    <div class="element" id="element-3">Lorem3</div>
    <div class="element" id="element-4">Ipsum4</div>

    <div class="element" id="element-5">Lorem5</div>
    <span class="break"></span>

    <div class="background" id="background"><span>Neologizmo</span></div>

    <div class="element" id="element-8">Ipsum8</div>

    <div class="element" id="element-9">Lorem9</div>
    <span class="break"></span>
    <div class="element" id="element-10">M10</div>
    <div class="element" id="element-11">M11</div>
    <div class="element" id="element-12">12</div>



</div>

  • CSS

csscss-floatpositioning

Answer №1

Oops, I've already accepted a response :$

Regardless, I'll share a general solution since I was working on it. The concept is to always have numberOfsquares/2 - 1 squares at the top and bottom, with one square on each side.

Here's a demo: http://jsfiddle.net/PyU87/

The display adjusts based on the size of the wrapper, making it suitable for various screen sizes including smartphones.

Answer №2

Can you explain the functionality of this design? I ensured that the layout remains consistent regardless of screen size by implementing fixed widths and enclosing it within a wrapper.

DEMO

#wrapper {
    width: 450px;
    height: auto;
    padding: 10px;
}

div {
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    border: 1px solid #000;
    float: left;
    margin: 5px;
}

#background {
    width: 212px;
    padding: 0;
}

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