Ul Display: Block

Ul Display: Block

I am not sure if this is the right way to do this but I am trying to align a number of ULs beside each other and should drop the third UL when the screen size is smaller. I just need help with the CSS because for some reason, they keep stacking on top of one another even though I already changed the width to 50%. I already created the '@media'.

HTML:

<ul>
<li>Content 1</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Content 2</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Content 3</li>
</ul>

CSS:

ul { 
 display: block;
 width: 100%;
 float:left;
}

@media (max-width: 767px){
   ul { 
    width: 50%;
   }
}
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4 Answers

You need to remove the display: block, and width: 100%. And make display: inline-block

ul { 
 display: inline-block;
 float:left;
 overflow: auto;
}

Since making width: 100% will cover up the whole width, you are getting the uls one down another

1

You don't need the @media.

You need to use display:inline on your lists.

Have a look here: EXAMPLE

This is all you need.

HTML

<ul>
<li>Content 1</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Content 2</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Content 3</li>
</ul>

CSS

ul { 
 display:inline-block;
 float:left;
}

You can see it over here :

Try changing the window size .

CSS code

{
        display: block;
        color: #FFF;
        background-color: #036;
        width: 9em;
        padding: 3px 12px 3px 8px;
        text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #fff;
        font-weight: bold;
        }

        #navcontainer a:hover
        {
        background-color: #369;
        color: #FFF;
        }

In html code

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Milk</a>
   <ul>
   <li><a href="#">Goat</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Cow</a></li>
   </ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Eggs</a>
   <ul>
   <li><a href="#">Free-range</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Other</a></li>
   </ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Cheese</a>
   <ul>
   <li><a href="#">Smelly</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Extra smelly</a></li>
   </ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>

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