Property Description

The position property is used to position an element.

This property has the following syntax:

position: absolute|fixed|relative|static|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description
absolute	Generates an absolutely positioned element, positioned relative to the first parent element that has a position other than static. The element's position is specified with the "left", "top", "right", and "bottom" properties
fixed	Generates an absolutely positioned element, positioned relative to the browser window. The element's position is specified with the "left", "top", "right", and "bottom" properties
relative	Generates a relatively positioned element, positioned relative to its normal position
static	(default) No position, the element occurs in the normal flow (ignores any top, bottom, left, right, or z-index declarations)
initial	Specifies that the value of the property should be set to the default value
inherit	Specifies that the value of the property should be inherited from the parent element

This example specifies the position an h1 element.

h1 {
  position:absolute;
  left:50px;
  top:100px;
}

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