Question

I keep finding that IE and Firefox do strange things to surprise me when I use CSS float to put two elements side-by-side on a page.

Is it possible to have two divs side by side on a web page without using CSS float?

<div id='div1'>
<p> div1 p1 </p>
<p> div1 p2 </p>
</div>
<div id='div2'>
<p> div2 p1 </p>
<p> div2 p2 </p>
</div>

Answer 1

You could do it with absolute positioning.

<div id="container">
<div id='div1'>
<p> div1 p1 </p>
<p> div1 p2 </p>
</div>
<div id='div2'>
<p> div2 p1 </p>
<p> div2 p2 </p>
</div>

And sample CSS.

#container {
position: relative;
width: 800px;
}
#div1, #div2 {
position: absolute;
width: 400px;
}
#div1 {
left: 0;
}
#div2 {
left: 400px;
}