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Asked: 2026-05-23T06:03:04+00:00

In the given HTML markup below the middle row pink boxes overflow to the

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In the given HTML markup below the middle row pink boxes overflow to the gray box below it. How can I make it certain that the gray box always remain blow the pink boxes. Also here is the link to the html page: http://pastehtml.com/view/axc3iain8.html

<html>
    <head>
        <title>Page 3</title>

        <style type="text/css">
            body {
                width: 1000px;
                margin-left: auto;
                margin-right: auto;
            }

            #header {
                height: 200px;
                margin: 2px;
                margin-bottom: 10px;
                font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
                font-size: XX-large;
                background: gray;
            }

            .snip_list {
                min-height: 100px;
                margin: 25px auto;
            }

            .snippet {
                width: 323px;
                float: left;
                margin: 5px;
                font-size: small;
                background: lightpink;
                display: inline;
            }

            #para_middle {
                margin-top: 10px;
                background: gray;
            }
        </style>
    </head>

    <body>
        <div id="header">
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor</p>
        </div>

        <div class="snip_list">
            <div class="snippet">
                <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor</p>
            </div>

            <div class="snippet">
                <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor</p>
            </div>

            <div class="snippet">
                <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor</p>
            </div>
        </div>

        <div id="para_middle" class="para">
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud
                exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute
                irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
                pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia
                deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
        </div>

        <div class="snip_list">
            <div class="snippet">
                <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor</p>
            </div>

            <div class="snippet">
                <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor</p>
            </div>

            <div class="snippet">
                <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor</p>
            </div>
        </div>
    </body>
</html>
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  1. Editorial Team

    You could give 

    overflow:hidden

    to div.snip-list. It should keep in place the container mantaining the margins.

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