float layout example

It's very common to do entire layouts using float. Here is the same layout we did with position earlier, but using float instead. 

nav {
  float: left;
  width: 200px;
}
section {
  margin-left: 200px;
}
<div class="clearfix">
<section>

This example works just like the last one. Notice we put a clearfix on the container. It's not needed in this example, but it would be if the nav was longer than the non-floated content.

</section>
<section>

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</section>
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