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<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>CSS Reference</title>
<style>
.clamp {
font: 16px / 32px serif;
padding: 4px;
background-color: yellow;
}
.parent {
/* We need the small slice of the float that extends out of .clamp
* but above the content edge to not be clamped.
* The 12px covers the 8px of the body margin plus .clamp's 4px padding.
*/
overflow: clip;
transform: translateX(-12px);
padding-left: 12px;
}
.float {
float: left;
margin: 5px;
width: 50px;
height: 200px;
background-color: skyblue;
transform: rotate(30deg);
}
</style>
<div class="clamp">
<div class="parent">
<div class="float"></div>
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</div>
</div>