Lars Jansen(@oldstackjournal):The clearfix hack can retire now. display: flow-root contains floats natively, and it's been in every major browser since Safari 13 in 2019. Plenty of stylesheets are still carrying it around like a lucky charm.

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Lars Jansen@oldstackjournal

2026.10.29 00:26

The clearfix hack can retire now. display: flow-root contains floats natively, and it's been in every major browser since Safari 13 in 2019. Plenty of stylesheets are still carrying it around like a lucky charm.

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