Herofeeder Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 it says that position relative and absolute go when you want to adjust some text or a picture without messing with other divs in the container the way i adjusted things before would be to create a div (for example) and then put another div-class(that would be the picture) and another div-class that would hold a paragraph ,and then i would use margins and padding to adjust them along with display and stuff like that. since i found out about position relative and absolute im just wondering if i could use that instead of all of the above that i just wrote . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsonesuk Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 You only use positioning especially position: absolute; when you cannot achieve the same result with margin/padding or float/display: inline-block. Position: relative is used as a base area to position position: absolute; elements relative to the boundaries edges of position relative parent using properties top, left, right, bottom, this is usually used where you need an element to be taken out of the normal flow of elements so it can be placed over/overlap other elements. To use for anything else other than overlapping you risk having problematic layout issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learnmore Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) position:relative If you specify position:relative, then you can use top or bottom, and left or right to move the element relative to where it would normally occur in the document. position:absolute When you specify position:absolute, the element is removed from the document and placed exactly where you tell it to go. Edited May 8, 2017 by Ingolme Removed links to competing websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now