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Positioning Elements

Position

Direct properties for specifying the position of an element:

PropertyDescription
relativerelative to its normal position.
absoluterelative to its nearest positioned ancestor.
fixedrelative to the viewport.
stickyrelative to the viewport, but only when it is within the viewport.
staticaccording to the normal flow of the document.
initialSets the property to its default value.
inheritInherit the position from the parent element.

Direction

Compound properties for specifying the final horizontal or vertical position of an element:

PropertyExpected ValuesExample
leftSpacingToken (e.g., d3)left:d4
rightSpacingToken (e.g., d3)right:d4
topSpacingToken (e.g., d3)top:d4
bottomSpacingToken (e.g., d3)bottom:d4

Z-Index

Compound properties for specifying the z-index of an element:

PropertyExpected ValuesExample
zNumericToken (e.g., 30)z:30