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title: "Describe float containment?"  
description: "Describe float containment?"  
author: "AVADHESH PATEL"  
published: 2013-05-04  
updated: 2020-09-15  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1718/describe-float-containment  
category: "css-css3"  
tags: ["css-css3"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Describe float containment?

Float elements are not supported by CSS because it results in overflow. Float also varies according to the size and resolution of web browser whereas positions do not. There are various properties which are defined about float but they have own restrictions.

## Answers

### Answer by AVADHESH PATEL

Float elements are not supported by CSS because it results in overflow. Float also varies according to the size and resolution of web browser whereas positions do not. There are various properties which are defined about float but they have own restrictions.


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