Absolute Positioning
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What is Absolute Positioning?
Absolute positioning in CSS allows you to precisely place an element relative to its nearest positioned ancestor (an ancestor with a position value other than static). If no such ancestor exists, the element is positioned relative to the initial containing block, which is typically the <html> element. Elements with position: absolute are removed from the normal document flow, meaning they don't affect the positioning of other elements around them.
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Absolute Positioning: common questions
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Is this Absolute Positioning tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 52 of 104 in the free CSS roadmap, in stage 10, Background. If you are new to CSS, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.