Position

Property Values

Value	Description	Play it
static	Default value. Elements render in order, as they appear in the document flow	Play it »
absolute	The element is positioned relative to its first positioned (not static) ancestor element	Play it »
fixed	The element is positioned relative to the browser window	Play it »
relative	The element is positioned relative to its normal position, so «left:20px» adds 20 pixels to the element’s LEFT position	Play it »
sticky	The element is positioned based on the user’s scroll position A sticky element toggles between and , 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). Note: Not supported in IE/Edge 15 or earlier. Supported in Safari from version 6.1 with a -webkit- prefix.	Try it »
initial	Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial	Play it »
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

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Overlapping Elements

When elements are positioned, they can overlap other elements.

The property specifies the stack order of an element (which element should be placed in front of, or behind, the others).

An element can have a positive or negative stack order:

Because the image has a z-index of -1, it will be placed behind the text.

Example

img
{

position: absolute;
left: 0px;

top: 0px;

z-index: -1;
}

An element with greater stack order is always in front of an element with a lower stack order.

Note: If two positioned elements overlap without a
specified, the element positioned last in the HTML code will be shown on top.

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CSS Properties

backface-visibility
background
background-attachment
background-blend-mode
background-clip
background-color
background-image
background-origin
background-position
background-repeat
background-size
border
border-bottom
border-bottom-color
border-bottom-left-radius
border-bottom-right-radius
border-bottom-style
border-bottom-width
border-collapse
border-color
border-image
border-image-outset
border-image-repeat
border-image-slice
border-image-source
border-image-width
border-left
border-left-color
border-left-style
border-left-width
border-radius
border-right
border-right-color
border-right-style
border-right-width
border-spacing
border-style
border-top
border-top-color
border-top-left-radius
border-top-right-radius
border-top-style
border-top-width
border-width
bottom
box-decoration-break
box-shadow
box-sizing
break-after
break-before
break-inside

caption-side
caret-color
@charset
clear
clip
clip-path
color
column-count
column-fill
column-gap
column-rule
column-rule-color
column-rule-style
column-rule-width
column-span
column-width
columns
content
counter-increment
counter-reset
cursor

direction
display
empty-cells
filter
flex
flex-basis
flex-direction
flex-flow
flex-grow
flex-shrink
flex-wrap
float
font
@font-face
font-family
font-feature-settings
font-kerning
font-size
font-size-adjust
font-stretch
font-style
font-variant
font-variant-caps
font-weight

gap
grid
grid-area
grid-auto-columns
grid-auto-flow
grid-auto-rows
grid-column
grid-column-end
grid-column-gap
grid-column-start
grid-gap
grid-row
grid-row-end
grid-row-gap
grid-row-start
grid-template
grid-template-areas
grid-template-columns
grid-template-rows

hanging-punctuation
height
hyphens
@import
isolation
justify-content
@keyframes
left
letter-spacing

line-height
list-style
list-style-image
list-style-position
list-style-type

margin
margin-bottom
margin-left
margin-right
margin-top
max-height
max-width
@media
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min-width
mix-blend-mode

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object-position
opacity
order
outline
outline-color
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outline-style
outline-width
overflow
overflow-x
overflow-y

padding
padding-bottom
padding-left
padding-right
padding-top
page-break-after
page-break-before
page-break-inside
perspective
perspective-origin
pointer-events
position
quotes

resize
right
row-gap

scroll-behavior

tab-size
table-layout
text-align
text-align-last
text-decoration
text-decoration-color
text-decoration-line
text-decoration-style
text-indent
text-justify
text-overflow
text-shadow
text-transform
top

transform
transform-origin
transform-style
transition
transition-delay
transition-duration
transition-property
transition-timing-function

unicode-bidi
user-select

vertical-align
visibility

white-space
width
word-break
word-spacing
word-wrap
writing-mode

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position: absolute;

An element with 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: A «positioned» element is one whose position is anything except
.

Here is a simple example:

This <div> element has position: relative;

Here is the CSS that is used:

Example

div.relative { position: relative;
width: 400px; height: 200px; border: 3px solid #73AD21;}

div.absolute { position: absolute;
top: 80px; right: 0; width: 200px; height: 100px; border: 3px solid #73AD21;}

Overlapping Elements

When elements are positioned, they can overlap other elements.

The property specifies the stack order of an element (which element should be placed in front of, or behind, the others).

An element can have a positive or negative stack order:

Because the image has a z-index of -1, it will be placed behind the text.

Example

img
{

position: absolute;
left: 0px;

top: 0px;

z-index: -1;
}

An element with greater stack order is always in front of an element with a lower stack order.

Note: If two positioned elements overlap without a
specified, the element positioned last in the HTML code will be shown on top.

CSS Properties

Property Values

Value	Description	Play it
static	Default value. Elements render in order, as they appear in the document flow	Play it »
absolute	The element is positioned relative to its first positioned (not static) ancestor element	Play it »
fixed	The element is positioned relative to the browser window	Play it »
relative	The element is positioned relative to its normal position, so «left:20px» adds 20 pixels to the element’s LEFT position	Play it »
sticky	The element is positioned based on the user’s scroll position A sticky element toggles between and , 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). Note: Not supported in IE/Edge 15 or earlier. Supported in Safari from version 6.1 with a -webkit- prefix.	Try it »
initial	Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial	Play it »
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

position: absolute;

An element with 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: A «positioned» element is one whose position is anything except
.

Here is a simple example:

This <div> element has position: relative;

Here is the CSS that is used:

Example

div.relative { position: relative;
width: 400px; height: 200px; border: 3px solid #73AD21;}

div.absolute { position: absolute;
top: 80px; right: 0; width: 200px; height: 100px; border: 3px solid #73AD21;}

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CSS Properties

hanging-punctuation
height
hyphens
@import
isolation
justify-content
@keyframes
left
letter-spacing

line-height
list-style
list-style-image
list-style-position
list-style-type

margin
margin-bottom
margin-left
margin-right
margin-top
max-height
max-width
@media
min-height
min-width
mix-blend-mode

object-fit
object-position
opacity
order
outline
outline-color
outline-offset
outline-style
outline-width
overflow
overflow-x
overflow-y

padding
padding-bottom
padding-left
padding-right
padding-top
page-break-after
page-break-before
page-break-inside
perspective
perspective-origin
pointer-events
position
quotes

resize
right
row-gap

scroll-behavior

tab-size
table-layout
text-align
text-align-last
text-decoration
text-decoration-color
text-decoration-line
text-decoration-style
text-indent
text-justify
text-overflow
text-shadow
text-transform
top

transform
transform-origin
transform-style
transition
transition-delay
transition-duration
transition-property
transition-timing-function

unicode-bidi
user-select

vertical-align
visibility

white-space
width
word-break
word-spacing
word-wrap
writing-mode

z-index

position: sticky;

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

A sticky element toggles between and , 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).

Note: Internet Explorer does not support sticky positioning. Safari requires a -webkit-
prefix (see example below). You must also specify at least one of , , or for
sticky positioning to work.

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

Example

div.sticky { position: -webkit-sticky; /* Safari */ position:
sticky; top: 0; background-color: green;
border: 2px solid #4CAF50;}

CSS position: relative

Свойство position: relative — относительное позиционирование. Мы видели пример использования этого элемента чуть выше.

При задании этого параметра, активизируются следующие параметры:

top
bottom
left
right

Если не указано никаких смещений, т.е.

то отображение html-элемента происходит на том же месте как и по умолчанию (т.е. без задания relative). Если же указаны смещения, то элемент будет смещен относительно своего расположения либо ниже, выше, левее или правее. При этом другие окружающие элементы считают, что никакого смещения нету. Короче говоря, использовать relative имеет смысл только если мы задали смещения.

Для пояснения этой особенности приведем пример.

Примера 2. HTML-код:

Код преобразуется в следующее:

Примера 2*. Добавим к первому диву: position: relative;. HTML-код:

Код преобразуется в следующее:

Наш красный квадрат переместился на 200 пикселей влево и на 100 пикселей вниз и частично своей площадью закрыл текст. При этом то место, где должен был наш квадрат текст по-прежнему его огибает как будто он там есть.

position: sticky;

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

Note: Internet Explorer does not support sticky positioning. Safari requires a -webkit-
prefix (see example below). You must also specify at least one of , , or for
sticky positioning to work.

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

Example

div.sticky { position: -webkit-sticky; /* Safari */ position:
sticky; top: 0; background-color: green;
border: 2px solid #4CAF50;}