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Perfect Website Layouts Every Time
— Mastering Absolute, Relative & Sticky in CSS!
Ever looked at your webpage and wondered, “Why isn’t this element exactly where I want it?”
Or maybe you’ve tried moving something withtop: 10px;, only to find that it behaves completely differently than you expected.
If you’ve ever felt a little lost regarding CSS positioning, don’t worry — you’re about to unlock a superpower.
Mastering absolute, relative, and sticky positioning will give you complete control over your layouts, making your designs cleaner, more dynamic, and more predictable.
Ready to level up? Let’s go! 🚀
1. Absolute Positioning: The Free Spirit 🕊️
What it does:
position: absolute; allows an element to break free from the normal flow of the document and position itself based on the nearest ancestor that has position: relative, absolute, or fixed. If no such ancestor exists, it positions itself relative to the <html> (or the body).
