CSS: Make two floating elements overlap

Question

I have two divs within a container. One floats left and one floats right. Both are about 60% as wide as the container and are designed such that they overlap in the middle (

Answer 1

You could create the divs with absolute position and add a positive z-index to the one you want to be in front.

    
left
    
right


#container {
    width: 400px;
    background-color: #eee;
    position: relative;
}

#left {
    width: 250px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
}

#right {
    width: 250px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    display: inline;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    right: 0px;
    z-index: 1;
}