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title: CSS Position
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## CSS Position
The position property specifies the type of positioning method used for an element. It has 5 keyword values:
```css
.static { position: static; } // default value
.relative { position: relative; }
.sticky { position: sticky; }
.fixed { position: fixed; }
.absolute { position: absolute; }
```
Elements can be literally positioned by getting `top`, `right`, `bottom` and `left` values with the `position` property. Relative positioning will position the element according to the viewport while absolute positioning will position the element according to the parent element with the `position:relative` property.
It's important to know that an element with `position:relative` property will still preserve the space it takes at its original position when it is moved, however, an element with `position:absolute` property will not.
* Static: Is always positioned in within the natural flow of the page.
* Relative: Is moved relative from its normal position.
* Sticky: Is placed based on the scroll, and jumps from it's relative position to it's scroll position when it is scrolled past in a document.
* Fixed: Removed from the flow of the document, and is fixed to a point in the viewpoint, regardless of scrolling.
* Absolute: Removed from the flow of the document.
### More Information:
MDN Documentation: MDN
Browser Support: caniuse
YouTube: Part1 | Part2