White-space: nowrap vs white-space: normal why is the effect on floating elements so big?
问题 Definition from w3c : normal Sequences of whitespace will collapse into a single whitespace. Text will wrap when necessary. This is default Play it » nowrap Sequences of whitespace will collapse into a single whitespace. Text will never wrap to the next line. The text continues on the same line until a tag is encountered. So why does it make so much difference in the looks of floated elements? e.g. compare this: JsBin with white-space normal showing a nicely aligned layout <table> <thead> <tr