How to Make a DIV Not Larger than its Contents using CSS
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Answer: Use the CSS display Property
You can simply use the CSS display property with the value inline-block to make a <div> not larger than its contents (i.e. only expand to as wide as its contents).
The display: inline-block; force an element to generate a block box that's laid out as if it were an inline box. Let's try out the following example to see how this works:
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Expand DIV as Wide as its Contents using CSS</title>
<style>
.wrapper{
display: inline-block;
border: 25px solid black;
margin: 20px;
}
img{
border: 20px solid white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<img src="images/sky.jpg" width="300" alt="Cloudy Sky">
</div>
</body>
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