Center one <div> and float other right [duplicate]

Question

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Centering one div while another div is floated to the right?

I'm trying to center container1 and float container2 to its right so that it's flowing off of the page slightly:

Example: https://i.sstatic.net/I7nJx.jpg

Unfortunately, container2 is hopping below and to the right of container1, as you can see in the site mock-up (link right below.)

SITE MOCK-UP: http://ad313.samrandolphdesign.com/

CSS:

#container1 {
    margin: auto;
    background-color: #FFF;
    width: 80%;
    height: 100%;
    max-width: 600px;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
    display: block;
}

#container2 {
    background-color: #CC9900;
    max-width: 600px;
    width: 80%;
    height: 100%;
    padding-top: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
    text-align: center;
    float: right;
    display: block;
}

Haney

Answer 1

Try using absolute positioning instead of floating.

Something like:

#container1 {
    margin: auto;
    background-color: red;
    width: 50%;
    height: 100%;
    max-width: 600px;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
    text-align: center;
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    left: 25%;
}

#container2 {
    background-color: #CC9900;
    max-width: 600px;
    width: 50%;
    height: 100%;
    padding-top: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
    text-align: center;
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    right: -25%;
}​

Here is a jsfiddle EDIT: If you don't want absolute positioning for container1, just add top: 0; to container2

Plumper

This is working! Thank you! I send hugs your way. – Haney

Answer 2

wrap two divs inside another div. and make container 1 and container 2's display as inline-block.

something like this.

<div style="width: 2000px">
  <div id="container1" style="width: 990px; display: inline-block">
  </div>
  <div id="container2" style="width: 990px; display: inline-block">
  </div>
</div>

try this fiddle

Ewers

if you want accurate answer, fiddle it – Ewers

This is just throwing container1 all the way to the left and container1 is still placing itself at a weird place near the bottom (but strangely not under container1) – Haney

How does this "float container2 to its right so that it's flowing off of the page slightly?" – Singles

Of course, I love inline-block in comparison to the float bologne, but the problem arises if IE8 or lower must be supported. These do not support inline-block, alas. – Ultranationalism

yep!! i usually try everything in latest browsers. that could be the issue. – Ewers

this answers fiddle working good in > IE7 – Ewers

Answer 3

First, you need to move #container2 above #container1 in the markup so the floating top will be the top of #container1 instead of after it. Second, you need to give #container2 a negative margin-right to move it off screen.

#container2 {
background-color: #CC9900;
max-width: 600px;
width: 80%;
height: 100%;
padding-top: 60px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
text-align: center;
float: right;
display: inline-block;
margin-right: -300px;
}

Singles