In this section, we will discuss positions.

Position Static

The static position is the position that is static along the page.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="Style/style.css">
    <title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="test">

    </div>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Perferendis, nihil!</p>
</body>
</html>
* {
    margin: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.test{
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    background-color: red;
    position: static;
}

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Notice that the element is static along the page.

Position Absolute

Now let’s try the position absolute.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="Style/style.css">
    <title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="test">

    </div>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Perferendis, nihil!</p>
</body>
</html> 
* {
    margin: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.test{
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    background-color: red;
    position: absolute;
}

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Notice that the box floated on the page.

Position Relative

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="Style/style.css">
    <title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="main">
        <div class="test">

        </div>
    </div>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Perferendis, nihil!</p>
</body>
</html>
* {
    margin: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.main{
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    background-color: aqua;
    position: relative;
}
.main .test{
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background-color: green;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
}