position

Description

Sets the type of position an element can have.
Static is an unpositioned element that goes with the normal document flow.
Relative is positioned relative to where in the flow it should be.
Absolute is positioned from the closest positioned container.
Fixed is fixed in position on the page, other content should scroll while it sits still. Fixed is not currently supported by IE.

Example

 div{
  position:absolute; 
  top:0; 
  left:100px;
}

Values

absolute, fixed, relative, static

Default value

static

Introduced in CSS version

2.1

Applies to elements

All

Inherited

No

Browser Support

Browsers	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera	Chrome
Versions	full 7, part 5	1	1	6	0.2

See the full list CSS properties and browser support: CSS Properties