clear

Summary

The clear CSS property specifies whether an element can be next to floating elements that precede it or must be moved down (cleared) below them.

The clear property applies to both floating and non-floating elements.

When applied to non-floating blocks, it moves the border edge of the element down until it is below the margin edge of all relevant floats. This movement (when it happens) causes margin collapsing not to occur.

When applied to floating elements, it moves the margin edge of the element below the margin edge of all relevant floats. This affects the position of later floats, since later floats cannot be positioned higher than earlier ones.

The floats that are relevant to be cleared are the earlier floats within the same block formatting context.

#container::after { 
   content: "";
   display: block; 
   visibility: hidden; 
   clear: both;
}

• Initial value none
• Applies to block-level elements (including floats)
• Inherited No
• Media visual
• Computed value as specified

Syntax

clear: none | left | right | both | inherit

Values

none

The element is not moved down to clear past floating elements.

left

The element is moved down to clear past left floats.

right

The element is moved down to clear past right floats.

both

The element is moved down to clear past both left and right floats.

Examples

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h1 { clear: none }
h2 { clear: right }

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Position-related CSS properties: position, float, top, right, bottom, left, display, visibility, clear.
• Box model