Floating Elements -- Text Before Element

Here is a paragraph element, containing a right-floated IMG element. Note how the image is flush with the left edge of the paragraph it lies within, but does not float above the text line that precedes it.

Here is a paragraph element, containing a right-floated IMG element. Note how the image is flush with the right edge of the paragraph it lies within, but lies below the first line of text. This is because the first displayed line contains paragraph content that preceded the floating element.