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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T18:13:27+00:00 2026-06-04T18:13:27+00:00

I have a fixed width container and a lot of divs inside with float:left

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I have a fixed width container and a lot of divs inside with float:left applied to them.

However, when I add some more divs inside they go below the first ones, like on a new line.

I need them to go beyond the container’s width (it has overflow:hidden applied).

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    2026-06-04T18:13:29+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 6:13 pm

    Hope this is what you were looking for: http://jsfiddle.net/PsTRq/

    The trick is to create 2 level wrappers. One is the outer with fixed width. The second inside is the real wrapper for items with ‘unlimited’ width.

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