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The position property

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The position property places an element in a static, relative, absolute or fixed position.

Inherited: No

Example

h1
{
position:absolute;
left:100;
top:150
}

Possible Values

Value Description NN IE
static The element is placed in a normal position (according to the normal flow). With the value of "static" we do not use the "left" and "top" properties 4.0 4.0
relative Moves an element relative to its normal position, so "left:20" adds 20 pixels to the element's LEFT position 4.0 4.0
absolute With a value of "absolute" the element can be placed anywhere on a page. The element's position is specified with the "left", "top", "right", and "bottom" properties 4.0 4.0
fixed      

Browser Notes

Notes in IE 4.0+:
  • Absolute positioning does not work with inline elements, lists, and table cells
  • If Absolute positioning is used you must specify the "top" and "left" properties
  • Relative positioning does not work with table cells
Notes in IE 5.0:
  • Absolute positioning works with inline elements, lists, and table cells

Notes in Netscape 4.0+:

  • Relative positioning does not work with list items, form fields, hyperlinks, images, table, or table cells
  • Absolute positioning does not work with list items, hyperlinks, or form fields
  • If Absolute positioning is used you must specify the "top" and "left" properties

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