In elements <boxed-text>, <chem-struct-wrap>, <code>, <fig-group>, <graphic>, <media>, <preformat>, <supplementary-material>, <table-wrap>, and <table-wrap-group>, this attribute will be assigned the value float by default.
| Value |
Meaning |
| anchor |
The object must remain in its exact location in the text flow. |
| background |
The object (typically an image) is used as background displayed visually
behind the narrative text. |
| float |
The object is not anchored and may be moved to a new column, a new window, a
new page, the end of the document, etc. |
| margin |
In print, the object should be placed in the margin or gutter; online, the
object should remain closely associated with the text. |
In element <fig>, this attribute will be assigned the value float by default.
| Value |
Meaning |
| Text, numbers, or special characters |
Whether the figure (<fig> must be anchored in its exact location within the text or may float to a different
location in the document (for example, top of the next page). Values for this attribute
are unlimited; they include any one of the values listed above, as well as other values
such as float-left and float-right . |