The Position Property

The position property determines whether elements are "normal" elements, or whether they are subject to relative, absolute, or fixed positioning.

Name:	position
Value:	static | relative | absolute | fixed
Initial:	static
Applies to:	all elements
Inherited:	no
Percentages:	N/A

Elements that don't use any positioning methods are called static. This is the normal case. The values absolute and fixed imply that the element must be a block. The value of the display property is ignored in this case. Elements that are not static make use of the four positioning properties: top, right, bottom, and left.

Name:	top, right, bottom, left
Value:	<length> | <percentage> | auto
Initial:	auto
Applies to:	elements with position other than static
Inherited:	no
Percentages:	width or height of "containing block"

These properties determine the position of a positioned element by setting the distance from the edge of a so-called containing block, which is explained in the next section. The meaning changes slightly with the type of positioning and will be explained in following sections.