Positioning
Positioning elements is something we spend a lot of our time on when building sites and applications, so having a good understanding of how to place an element on a layout is crucial, especially when an element can have different positions depending on the available space.
Let's see what positioning is all about.
position
The position CSS property defines the location of an element.
Description
There are five keyword values for the position property: static, absolute, relative, fixed, and sticky.
static
This is the default value of the position property. The element stays in the flow of the document and appears in the actual location where it's located in the markup.
absolute
The element is removed from the document flow and it's positioned ...
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