D A wrote:
> I'm sure this has been answered before, but am not quite sure what to
>  search for.
> 
> The sample scenario:
> 
> Contain div with 18 floated divs within (acting as columns).
> 
> To accomodate the 18 columns, I set them to a width of 5.55% ...
>
[...]


Browsers differ quite a bit from how they apply percentages. What you
are experiencing are sub-pixel problems:

http://ejohn.org/blog/sub-pixel-problems-in-css/

One design technique that seems to overcome this problem is to use
relative positioning for the columns, as in this layout technique from
Matthew James Taylor:

http://bit.ly/3r8uZZ

Cordially,
David
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