# IE 6 windows doubles left margin when object floated
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-6-windows-doubles-left-margin-when-object-floated/167269
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [October 26, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-6-windows-doubles-left-margin-when-object-floated/167269 "2005-10-26T19:17:35Z")
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### Author:  [@snailface](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snailface)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-6-windows-doubles-left-margin-when-object-floated/167269/1 "2005-10-26T19:17:35Z")
So I have this div set inside another div. I want the interior div to float:left, with a left margin of 12 pixels. Simple right.
Well it seems in IE 6 on my windoze machine, floating the inerior div left causes the left hand margin to be doubled. Here’s the code:
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