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CSS for Positioning Elements

Positioning Elements with CSS

Property Description Values
bottom Sets how far the bottom edge of an element is above/below the bottom edge of the parent element auto
%
length
clip Sets the shape of an element. The element is clipped into this shape, and displayed shape
auto
left Sets how far the left edge of an element is to the right/left of the left edge of the parent element auto
%
length
overflow Sets what happens if the content of an element overflow its area visible
hidden
scroll
auto
position Places an element in a static, relative, absolute or fixed position static
relative
absolute
fixed
right Sets how far the right edge of an element is to the left/right of the right edge of the parent element auto
%
length
top Sets how far the top edge of an element is above/below the top edge of the parent element auto
%
length
vertical-align Sets the vertical alignment of an element baseline
sub
super
top
text-top
middle
bottom
text-bottom
length
%
z-index Sets the stack order of an element auto
number