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Learn static, relative, absolute, fixed, and sticky positioning.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>CSS Positioning</title>
<style>
body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px; }
.container {
position: relative;
width: 400px;
height: 300px;
background: #f3f4f6;
border: 2px solid #374151;
margin: 20px 0;
}
/* Static (default) */
.static {
position: static;
background: #3b82f6;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
}
/* Relative - offset from normal position */
.relative {
position: relative;
top: 20px;
left: 20px;
background: #10b981;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
}
/* Absolute - relative to positioned ancestor */
.absolute {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
right: 10px;
background: #f59e0b;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
}
/* Fixed - relative to viewport */
.fixed {
position: fixed;
bottom: 20px;
right: 20px;
background: #ef4444;
color: white;
padding: 15px;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}
/* Sticky - hybrid of relative and fixed */
.sticky {
position: sticky;
top: 0;
background: #8b5cf6;
color: white;
padding: 15px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.scroll-content {
height: 200px;
overflow-y: scroll;
background: #e5e7eb;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS Positioning Demo</h1>
<h2>Position Types</h2>
<div class="container">
<div class="static">Static (default)</div>
<div class="relative">Relative (offset)</div>
<div class="absolute">Absolute (top-right)</div>
</div>
<h2>Sticky Positioning</h2>
<div class="sticky">I stick to the top when scrolling!</div>
<div class="scroll-content">
<p>Scroll down to see the sticky element in action...</p>
<p>Content line 2</p>
<p>Content line 3</p>
<p>Content line 4</p>
<p>Content line 5</p>
<p>Content line 6</p>
<p>Content line 7</p>
<p>Content line 8</p>
</div>
<div class="fixed">
Fixed Position (bottom-right)
</div>
</body>
</html>Position types: static (default), relative (offset from normal), absolute (relative to positioned ancestor), fixed (relative to viewport), sticky (hybrid). Use top, right, bottom, left to offset.