CSS Float - inherit Property

Description

The floated state of an element can be inherited from its parent element. This means that if the parent element is floated, then the child elements will also be floated.

Possible Values

  • inherit − Inherits the float property value from its parent element.

Applies to

All the HTML elements.

DOM Syntax

float: inherit;

Example

Here is the example which shows effect of this property −

<html>
<head>
<style>
   .parent {
      float: left;
      border: 2px solid #f0610e;
      padding: 5px;
      height: 160px;
      background-color: #86f00e;
   }
   .tutimg {
      float: inherit;
      border: 3px solid #f0610e;
      margin-right: 10px;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
   <div class="parent">
      <img class="tutimg" src="images/tutimg.png" width="150" height="150" />
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   </div>
</body>
</html>
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