Align <div> elements side by side

Apply float:left; to both of your divs should make them stand side by side.

Beware float: left… 🤔

…there are many ways to align elements side-by-side.

Below are the most common ways to achieve two elements side-by-side…

Demo: View/edit all the below examples on Codepen

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Basic styles for all examples below…

Some basic css styles for parent and child elements in these examples:

.parent {
  background: mediumpurple;
  padding: 1rem;
}
.child {
  border: 1px solid indigo;
  padding: 1rem;
}

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Using the float solution my have unintended affect on other elements. (Hint: You may need to use a clearfix.)

html

<div class='parent'>
  <div class='child float-left-child'>A</div>
  <div class='child float-left-child'>B</div>
</div>

css

.float-left-child {
  float: left;
}

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html

<div class='parent'>
  <div class='child inline-block-child'>A</div>
  <div class='child inline-block-child'>B</div>
</div>

css

.inline-block-child {
  display: inline-block;
}

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Note: the space between these two child elements can be removed, by removing the space between the div tags:

html

<div class='parent'>
  <div class='child inline-block-child'>A</div><div class='child inline-block-child'>B</div>
</div>

css

.inline-block-child {
  display: inline-block;
}

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html

<div class='parent flex-parent'>
  <div class='child flex-child'>A</div>
  <div class='child flex-child'>B</div>
</div>

css

.flex-parent {
  display: flex;
}
.flex-child {
  flex: 1;
}

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html

<div class='parent inline-flex-parent'>
  <div class='child'>A</div>
  <div class='child'>B</div>
</div>

css

.inline-flex-parent {
  display: inline-flex;
}

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html

<div class='parent grid-parent'>
  <div class='child'>A</div>
  <div class='child'>B</div>
</div>

css

.grid-parent {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
}

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