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position

Adjust the position of an element with respect to the other elements in the document.

How to override the normal flow-of-text algorithm:

position
top
right
bottom
left

How to position content in special ways:

clip
z-index
float
clear
caption-side

How to handle too much content:

overflow
overflow-x
overflow-y
overflow-block
overflow-inline

position

Floating or anchored?

This property determines whether an element uses its parent's flow-of-text algorithm to control its position.

css, style, position, position

top

Top edge of element

Explicitly set the top edge of the element.

css, style, position, top

bottom

Bottom edge of element

Explicitly set the bottom edge of the element.

css, style, position, bottom

left

Left edge of element

Explicitly set the left edge of the element.

css, style, position, left

right

Right edge of element

Explicitly set the right edge of the element.

css, style, position, right

clip

A local viewport

Limit the viewable portion of an element by drawing a rectangle around an inside portion of it and discarding the rest.

css, style, position, clip

z-index

Top of the order

Override the element's normal stacking order, allowing it to be positioned above or below any overlapping elements.

css, style, position, z-index

float

Remove from flow

Allow this element to be positioned along the left or right edge of its parent's boundaries, letting nearby elements float around it.

css, style, position, float

clear

Respect nearby floating elements

Specify whether this element should flow around a nearby floating element or be moved in its entirety below it.

css, style, position, clear

caption-side

Position of table caption

Should a table's caption be at the top or bottom of the table itself?

css, style, position, caption-side

overflow

Use scrollbars?

Specify how to handle an element that has too much text to fit inside its boundaries.

css, style, position, overflow

overflow-x

Show horizontal scrollbars?

Specify how to handle an element that has too much text to fit inside its determined width.

css, style, position, overflow-x

overflow-y

Show vertical scrollbars?

Specify how to handle an element that has too much text to fit inside its determined height.

css, style, position, overflow-y

overflow-block

Scrollbars on block elements

Specify how to handle a block element that has too much text to fit inside its width or height.

css, style, position, overflow-block

overflow-inline

Scrollbars on inline elements

Specify how to handle an inline element that has too much text to fit inside its width or height.

css, style, position, overflow-inline