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The position property in CSS tells about the method of positioning for an element or an HTML entity and the positioning of an element can be done using the top, right, bottom, and left properties. These specify the distance of an HTML element from the edge of the viewport. 

There are five different types of position properties available in CSS:

  • Fixed position: Any HTML element with position: fixed property will be positioned relative to the viewport. An element with fixed positioning allows it to remain in the same position even we scroll the page. We can set the position of the element using the top, right, bottom, and left.
  • Static: This method of positioning is set by default. If we don’t mention the method of positioning for any element, the element has the position: static method by default. By defining Static, the top, right, bottom, and left will not have any control over the element. The element will be positioned with the normal flow of the page.
  • Relative: An element with position: relative is positioned relatively with the other elements which are sitting on top of it. If we set its top, right, bottom, or left, other elements will not fill up the gap left by this element. An element with its position set to relative and when adjusted using top, bottom, left, and right will be positioned relative to its original position.
  • Absolute: An element with position: absolute will be positioned with respect to its nearest Non-static ancestor. The positioning of this element does not depend upon its siblings or the elements which are at the same level.
  • Sticky: Element with position: sticky and top:0 played a role between fixed & relative based on the position where it is placed. If the element is placed in the middle of the document then when the user scrolls the document, the sticky element start scrolling until it touched the top. When it touches the top, it will be fixed at the top place in spite of further scrolling. we can stick the element at the bottom, with the bottom property.

Example 1: The below example illustrates the CSS positioning element by using the position: fixed property.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title> CSS Positioning Element</title>
    <style>
    body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 20px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        background: #efefef;
    }
     
    .fixed {
        position: fixed;
        background: #cc0000;
        color: #ffffff;
        padding: 30px;
        top: 50;
        left: 10;
    }
     
    span {
        padding: 5px;
        border: 1px #ffffff dotted;
    }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <div class="fixed">This div has
        <span>position: fixed;</span>
    </div>
    <pre>
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    </pre>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Example 2: The below example illustrates the CSS positioning element by using the position: static property.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title> CSS Positioning Element</title>
    <style>
    body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 20px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        background: #efefef;
    }
     
    .static {
        position: static;
        background: #cc0000;
        color: #ffffff;
        padding: 30px;
    }
     
    span {
        padding: 5px;
        border: 1px #ffffff dotted;
    }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <div class="static">
        This div has
            <span>position: static;</span>
    </div>
    <pre>
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    </pre>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Example 3: The below example illustrates the CSS positioning element by using the position: relative property. In the below illustration, the top and left coordinates of the div are each 100px.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title> CSS Positioning Element</title>
    <style>
    body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 20px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        background: #efefef;
    }
     
    .relative {
        position: relative;
        background: #cc0000;
        color: #ffffff;
        padding: 30px;
        top:100px;
        left:100px;
    }
     
    span {
        padding: 5px;
        border: 1px #ffffff dotted;
    }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <pre>
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        structure is a particular way of organizing data in
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        <div class="relative">
            This div has <span>position: relative;</span>
        </div>
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    </pre>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Example 4: The below example illustrates the CSS positioning element by using the position: absolute property.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title> CSS Positioning Element</title>
    <style>
    body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 20px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        background: #efefef;
    }
     
    .absolute {
        position: absolute;
        background: #cc0000;
        color: #ffffff;
        padding: 30px;
        font-size: 15px;
        bottom: 20px;
        right: 20px;
    }
     
    .relative {
        position: relative;
        background: #aad000;
        height: 300px;
        font-size: 30px;
        border: 1px solid #121212;
        text-align: center;
    }
     
    span {
        padding: 5px;
        border: 1px #ffffff dotted;
    }
     
    pre {
        padding: 20px;
        border: 1px solid #000000;
    }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
     <pre>
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                <div class="relative">
                    <div >
                        This div has
                        <span>
                            <strong>position: relative;</strong>
                        </span>
                    </div>
                    <div class="absolute">
                       This div has
                            <span>
                                <strong>position: absolute;</strong>
                            </span>
                    </div>
                </div>
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        a computer so that it can be used effectively.
    </pre>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Example 5: The below example illustrates the CSS positioning element by using the position: sticky property.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title> CSS Positioning Element</title>
    <style>
    body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 20px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        background: #efefef;
    }
     
    .sticky {
        position: sticky;
        background: #cc0000;
        color: #ffffff;
        padding: 30px;
        top: 10px;
        right: 50px;
    }
     
    span {
        padding: 5px;
        border: 1px #ffffff dotted;
    }
     
    pre {
        padding: 20px;
        border: 1px solid #000000;
    }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <pre>
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        structure is a particular way of organizing data in
        a computer so that it can be used effectively.
                <div class="sticky">
                     This div has <span>position: sticky;</span>
                </div>
        Learn the most common Data Structures & Algorithms
        to solve coding problems. Enrol now! Master core
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        structure is a particular way of organizing data in
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        structure is a particular way of organizing data in
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        Learn the most common Data Structures & Algorithms
        to solve coding problems. Enrol now! Master core
        Data Structures & Algorithms to ace interviews
        from IIT & Stanford Alumni. TA Support. Placements
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        structure is a particular way of organizing data in
        a computer so that it can be used effectively.
        Learn the most common Data Structures & Algorithms
        to solve coding problems. Enrol now! Master core
        Data Structures & Algorithms to ace interviews
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        structure is a particular way of organizing data in
        a computer so that it can be used effectively.
    </pre>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

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