Height of a DIV-container

Question

I've got a problem with DIV-containers.

 .inner-teaser { width: 100%; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; } .bg-blue { background: blue; } .teaser-image { background-position: center; background-size: 350px; width: 250px; height: 250px; border-radius: 150px; } .image-left { float: left; margin-right: 50px; } 

 <div class="outer-teaser bg-blue"> <div class="inner-teaser"> <div class="teaser-image image-left" style="background-image: url(http://lorempixel.com/output/abstract-qc-640-480-5.jpg);">Image</div> <div class="teaser-text">Lorem ipsum dolor...</div> </div> </div> 

The inner-teaser should have the height from the teaser-image (250px) + 20px padding. But inner-teaser has only a height of 40px (2 * 20px padding).

Answer 1

Add overflow: hidden to .inner-teaser to force it to take its floating-children height:

 .inner-teaser { width: 100%; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; overflow: hidden; } .bg-blue { background: blue; } .teaser-image { background-position: center; background-size: 350px; width: 250px; height: 250px; border-radius: 150px; } .image-left { float: left; margin-right: 50px; } 

 <div class="outer-teaser bg-blue"> <div class="inner-teaser"> <div class="teaser-image image-left" style="background-image: url(http://lorempixel.com/output/abstract-qc-640-480-5.jpg);">Image</div> <div class="teaser-text">Lorem ipsum dolor...</div> </div> </div> 

Answer 2

You can also use { display: inline-block } for .inner-teaser div.

 .inner-teaser { width: 100%; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; display: inline-block; } .bg-blue { background: blue; } .teaser-image { background-position: center; background-size: 350px; width: 250px; height: 250px; border-radius: 150px; } .image-left { float: left; margin-right: 50px; } 

 <div class="outer-teaser bg-blue"> <div class="inner-teaser"> <div class="teaser-image image-left" style="background-image: url(http://lorempixel.com/output/abstract-qc-640-480-5.jpg);">Image</div> <div class="teaser-text">Lorem ipsum dolor...</div> </div> </div> 

Answer 3

just add after class class="teaser-text" see demo : demo

 .inner-teaser { width: 100%; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; } .bg-blue { background: blue; } .teaser-image { background-position: center; background-size: 350px; width: 250px; height: 250px; border-radius: 150px; } .image-left { float: left; margin-right: 50px; } 

 <div class="outer-teaser bg-blue"> <div class="inner-teaser"> <div class="teaser-image image-left" style="background-image: url(http://lorempixel.com/output/abstract-qc-640-480-5.jpg);">Image</div> <div class="teaser-text">Lorem ipsum dolor...</div> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> </div> 

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