CSS Layout – The position Property – W3Schools

The position property specifies the type of positioning method used for an element (static, relative, fixed, absolute or sticky).

The position Property

The position property specifies the type of positioning method used for an element.

There are five different position values:

• static
• relative
• fixed
• absolute
• sticky

Elements are then positioned using the top, bottom, left, and right properties. However, these properties will not work unless the position property is set first. They also work differently depending on the position value.

position: static;

HTML elements are positioned static by default.

Static positioned elements are not affected by the top, bottom, left, and right properties.

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An element with position: static; is not positioned in any special way; it is always positioned according to the normal flow of the page:

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Here is the CSS that is used:

position: relative;

An element with position: relative; is positioned relative to its normal position.

Setting the top, right, bottom, and left properties of a relatively-positioned element will cause it to be adjusted away from its normal position. Other content will not be adjusted to fit into any gap left by the element.

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Here is the CSS that is used:

position: fixed;

An element with position: fixed; is positioned relative to the viewport, which means it always stays in the same place even if the page is scrolled. The top, right, bottom, and left properties are used to position the element.

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A fixed element does not leave a gap in the page where it would normally have been located.

Notice the fixed element in the lower-right corner of the page. Here is the CSS that is used:

position: absolute;

An element with position: absolute; is positioned relative to the nearest positioned ancestor (instead of positioned relative to the viewport, like fixed).

However; if an absolute positioned element has no positioned ancestors, it uses the document body, and moves along with page scrolling.

Note: Absolute positioned elements are removed from the normal flow, and can overlap elements.

Here is a simple example:

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Here is the CSS that is used:

position: sticky;

An element with position: sticky; is positioned based on the user’s scroll position.

A sticky element toggles between relative and fixed, depending on the scroll position. It is positioned relative until a given offset position is met in the viewport – then it “sticks” in place (like position:fixed).

In this example, the sticky element sticks to the top of the page (top: 0), when you reach its scroll position.

Positioning Text In an Image

How to position text over an image:

More Examples

Set the shape of an element This example demonstrates how to set the shape of an element. The element is clipped into this shape, and displayed.

Test Yourself With Exercises

All CSS Positioning Properties

Property Description bottom Sets the bottom margin edge for a positioned box clip Clips an absolutely positioned element left Sets the left margin edge for a positioned box position Specifies the type of positioning for an element right Sets the right margin edge for a positioned box top Sets the top margin edge for a positioned box