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In how many ways can we position an HTML element? Or what are the permissible values of the position attribute?

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HTML Question

In how many ways can we position an HTML element? Or what are the permissible values of the position attribute?

Accepted Answer

There are four main ways to position an HTML element: static, relative, absolute, and fixed.

Static positioning is the default and elements are positioned according to the normal flow of the document.
Relative positioning allows an element to be moved relative to its normal position.
Absolute positioning removes an element from the normal flow and positions it relative to its closest positioned ancestor.
Fixed positioning positions an element relative to the viewport, so it stays in the same place even when the page is scrolled.

Accepted Answer

There are mainly 7 values of position attribute that can be used to position an HTML element:

1) static: Default value. Here the element is positioned according to the normal flow of the document.

2) absolute: Here the element is positioned relative to its parent element. The final position is determined by the values of left, right, top, bottom.

3) fixed: This is similar to absolute except here the elements are positioned relative to the element.

4) relative: Here the element is positioned according to the normal flow of the document and positioned relative to its original/ normal position.

5) initial: This resets the property to its default value.

6) inherit: Here the element inherits or takes the property of its parent.

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