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CSS Positioning Properties

 

CSS Positioning properties define the position of an element.

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.

Set the left and top position of an element

This example demonstrates how to set the left and top position of an element.

Set the right and bottom position of an element

This example demonstrates how to set the right and bottom position of an element.

Overflow

This example demonstrates how to set the overflow property to specify what should happen when an element's content is too big to fit in a specified area.

Vertical align an image

This example demonstrates how to vertical align an image in a text.

Z-index

Z-index can be used to place an element "behind" another element, using Z-index priority.

Z-index

Check that the elements now have changed their Z-index priority.

CSS Positioning

The Positioning properties allow you to specify the left, right, top, and bottom position of an element. It also allows you to set the shape of an element, place an element behind another, and to specify what should happen when an element's content is too big to fit in a specified area.

Positioning Properties:

NN: Netscape, IE: Internet Explorer, W3C: Web Standard

Property Description Values NN IE W3C

bottom Sets how far the bottom edge of an

element is above/below the bottom

edge of the parent element

auto

% length 6.0 5.0 CSS2

clip Sets the shape of an element. The element

is clipped into this shape, and displayed

shape

auto 6.0 4.0 CSS2

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 4.0 4.0 CSS2

overflow Sets what happens if the content of an

element overflow its area

visible

hidden

scroll

auto 6.0 4.0 CSS2

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 5.0 CSS2

top Sets how far the top edge of an element is

above/below the top edge of the

parent element

auto

% length 4.0 4.0 CSS2

vertical-align Sets the vertical alignment of an element

baseline

sub

super

top

text-top

middle

bottom

text-bottom

length % 4.0 4.0 CSS1

z-index Sets the stack order of an element

auto

number 6.0 4.0 CSS2

 

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