Why are float objects centered vertically on new pages?

Asked Jun 09 '12 at 11:15

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Automatic vertical alignment of a single float on a dedicated page

Why are float objects centered vertically on new pages if they don't fit on the page where they are added to? See MWE below.

\documentclass{report}
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 \begin{document}
  \lipsum[1-3]
  \begin{figure}[htb!]
   \centering
   \rule{7cm}{7cm}
  \end{figure}
 \end{document}

The 7x7cm square is too big to fit on the same page as the \lipsum text. It's moved to a new page. That's okay. But why is it centered vertically? And how can I move this object to the top of the page?

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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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asked Jun 09 '12 at 11:15

q9f

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Well, no, I want to avoid automatic vertical alignment. – q9f Jun 09 '12 at 11:26
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The question title may be misleading, but the accepted answer also contains the answer to your question. – lockstep Jun 09 '12 at 11:28

Why are float objects centered vertically on new pages?

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