Question

I’m trying to align a few divs into this structure but nothing is working.

<div>
     <div>top</div>
     <div>middle
          <div>left</div> <div>right</div>
     </div>
     <div>bottom</div>
</div>

Ive tried using floats with abosolutes, blocks, etc closest im getting is with block-inline but the div which i need aligned right just sits up close to the left div,ived add text-align right with no joy.

Many Thanks
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Answer 1

Give the left and right div a width and let them float

Make sure you also clear the float by adding an extra div below with: clear: both;

Code:

<div id="wrap">
     <div id="top">top</div>
     <div id="mid">
         <div id="left">left</div>
         <div id="right">right</div>
         <div class="clear"></div>
     </div>
     <div id="bot">bottom</div>
</div>​

CSS:

div {
    background: #ccc;
    height: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.clear {
    clear: both;
}

#wrap {
    width: 400px;
}

#top {

}

#mid {

}

#left {
    float: left;
    width: 200px;
}

#right {
    float: left;
    width: 200px;
}

#bot {

}
​

See code in action: http://jsfiddle.net/GZg6y/