Float left not applying? - html

Question

I can't seem to float my image to the left? Can't figure out why?
I've applied a class of align-left which contains float: left.
Live version at - https://www.workbooks.com/salesforce-alternative (see the review grid half way down below the heading 'High customer satisfaction ratings').
Code:
<section class="bluesection card__content__headings">
<img alt="Reviews-6.png" class="align-left" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" height="395" src="/sites/default/files/2017-03/Reviews-6.png" width="400" />
<h2 style="height: 400px;"></h2>
<p></p>
</section>
CSS:
.align-left {
float: left;
}
.bluesection {
background-color:#ecf0f2;
padding: 50px 100px 50px 100px;
}

Answer 1

Try this code:
<section class="bluesection card__content__headings">
<h2 class="heading--two inline-block__heading" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align:center;">High customer satisfaction ratings</h2>
<img alt="Reviews-6.png" class="align-left" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="/sites/default/files/2017-03/Reviews-6.png" width="400" height="395">
<p class="inline-block__copy">With our world class software, our CRM expertise and proven implementation best practices, we are a genuine partner you can rely on to accompany you on your CRM journey - helping you transform your business and drive ongoing success.</p>
<p class="inline-block__copy">But don't just take our word for it. Over 268 independent customers have reviewed Workbooks on G2 Crowd where Workbooks consistently scores above Salesforce in satisfaction and richness of functionality.</p>
<p class="inline-block__copy">The G2 Crowd Report compare Workbooks to its competitors based on independent user reviews. Workbooks is rated higher than Salesforce in most categories.</p>
<p style="clear:both;"></p>
</section>
As you can see, I change the img after h2, and I have added a p with clear:both style to the end inside of the section. Also I have added and removed some CSS styles to get a nice look.

Answer 2

It's not float-left but float: left;. That's not the only issue though.
The image is already floating left but the reason it doesn't work the way you want it to work is because of the padding of the blue section.
Keep in mind that the image is floating to the left relative to the element it is enclosed in. If you change the value of padding to padding: 20px 50px 20px 50px; you can see that the image will move further to the left because the padding got smaller than it was initially.

Answer 3

I figured it out.
The image was floated to the left, the reason why the text wasn't wrapping was due to an inline height: 400px being applied to the heading rather than the section.
Sam

Answer 4

it already floated left, the reason it cant go any further is because it reached the edge of the div. padding shrinks the edges relative to the child elements, but maintains it defined size unless values are bigger.
here is a recommended fix:
HTML
<section class="bluesection card__content__headings">
<img alt="Reviews-6.png" class="align-left" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" height="395" src="/sites/default/files/2017-03/Reviews-6.png" width="400" />
<div class="text">
<h2></h2>
<p></p>
</div>
</section>
CSS
.bluesection {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
display: flex;
}
.text {
width: 100%;
}
example in jsfiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/qf6w18p1/

Answer 5

I figured it out.
The image was floated to the left, the reason why the text wasn't wrapping was due to an inline height: 400px being applied to the heading rather than the section.
You can fix the height, but when you see your code in a phone device (360px x 640px), the section title h2 will be located under img, and it will not look nice.
My advice is to change the orden of the h2 and img tags.