The position attribute specifies the positioning type of the element.
illustrate
This attribute defines the positioning mechanism used to establish the layout of the element. Any element can be positioned, but absolute or fixed elements generate a block-level box, regardless of the type of the element itself. A relatively positioned element is offset relative to its default position in normal flow.
| Defaults: | static |
|---|---|
| Inheritance: | no |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.position="absolute" |
possible values
| value | describe |
|---|---|
| absolute | Generates absolutely positioned elements, positioned relative to the first parent element other than static positioning. The position of the element is specified by the "left", "top", "right" and "bottom" properties. |
| fixed | Generates absolutely positioned elements, positioned relative to the browser window. The position of the element is specified by the "left", "top", "right" and "bottom" properties. |
| relative | Generates a relatively positioned element, positioned relative to its normal position. So "left:20" adds 20 pixels to the element's LEFT position. |
| static | Defaults. Without positioning, the element appears in normal flow (ignoring top, bottom, left, right or z-index declarations). |
| inherit | Specifies that the value of the position attribute should be inherited from the parent element. |