Title: float clearing error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# float clearing error

 *  [mYrAn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/myran/)
 * (@myran)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/float-clearing-error/)
 * Hi. Im almost done with a new layout but it’s messing with me.. I just cant get
   it to clear the span containing the text.
 * [http://carlssonmedia.se/blogg/](http://carlssonmedia.se/blogg/)
 * the problem:
 *     ```
       <span class="text">orem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.......... </span>
   
       #inner_content .text {
       	width: 618px;
       	height: auto;
       	position: relative;
       	margin-left: 13px;
       	margin-top: -18px;
       	margin-bottom: 45px;
       	float: left;
       	font-family: "verdana";
       	font-size: 12px;
       	color: #ffffff;
       	text-shadow: #8f4848 1px 1px 1px;
       	text-align: left;
       }
       ```
   
 * Please help me ._.

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/float-clearing-error/#post-1397683)
 * i found that this helped me in the past (tested in firefox wt. developer add-
   on)
    after our closing `</span>`:
 *     ```
       fermentum semper sem.
                       </span>
                <div style="display:block; clear:both;"></div>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [mYrAn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/myran/)
 * (@myran)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/float-clearing-error/#post-1397684)
 * thank you, works like a charm!

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/float-clearing-error/#post-1397684)
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