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Created August 24, 2012 16:13
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Long words clearing floats
/**
* Long words clearing floats
*/
.story-body {
font: 300 150%/1.3 sans-serif;
/*
Word wrapping, technique from:
http://blog.kenneth.io/blog/2012/03/04/word-wrapping-hypernation-using-css/ */
-ms-word-break: break-all;
word-break: break-all;
/* Non standard for webkit */
word-break: break-word;
-webkit-hyphens: auto;
-moz-hyphens: auto;
hyphens: auto;
}
.pullout {
color: #555;
font-size: .9em;
float: right;
width: 40%;
padding: 0 0 1em 1em;
}
<div class="story-body">
<div class="pullout">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
</div>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor ReallyLongWordMessingWithTheDesign incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
</div>​
{"view":"split-vertical","fontsize":"100","seethrough":"","prefixfree":"1","page":"all"}
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