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                <header>
  <h1>The different values of <code>position</code></h1>
  <p>Visual samples of the effect of the different <code>position</code> values when used with offset values (<code>left</code>, <code>right</code>, <code>top</code> and <code>bottom</code>). In addition, a look at their corresponding <a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-position/#logical-box-offsets-beaso">logical offset values</a> (still work in progress and may not be stable).</p>
  <p>Follow along the <a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-position/">CSS Positioned Layout Module Level 3</a> Editor's Draft for more information and updates, keeping in mind this edition is constantly changing at this point. Current browser implementations in Chrome and Firefox use the <code>inset-block-*</code> and <code>inset-inline-*</code> syntax, which reflects the editor's draft version of the specification as of 23 April 2020.</p>
</header>
<main>
  <section>
    <div class="static">
      <h2><code>position: static</code></h2>
      <p>The default value of <code>position</code> for all boxes.</p>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box positioned"><span>static</span></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="relative">
      <h2><code>position: relative</code></h2>
      <p>The positioned (green) box has offset values of <code>top: 2em</code> and <code>left: 2em</code>, and thus is offset by <code>2em</code> from the top and left of its normal position.</p>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box positioned"><span>relative</span></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="absolute">
      <h2><code>position: absolute</code></h2>
      <p>The positioned (green) box is absolutely positioned with an offset value of <code>right: 0</code> alone. This pushes the box to the right edge of the container but keeps its vertical position.</p>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box positioned"><span>absolute</span></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="fixed">
      <h2><code>position: fixed</code></h2>
      <p>The positioned (green) box does its own thing because its containing block will always be the viewport. With offset values of <code>right: 0</code> and <code>top: 0</code> it will always be in the top right corner of the whole page.</p>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box positioned"><span>fixed</span></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section>
    <div class="sticky top">
      <h2><code>position: sticky</code> (top)</h2> 
      <p>The positioned (green) box behaves like a relatively positioned box until its containing block has scrolled the normal flow <strong>top</strong> position “out-of-frame”.</p>
      <p>The box will then maintain a top position relative to the visible area as content below it scrolls into view.</p>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box positioned"><span>sticky (top)</span></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="sticky bottom">
      <h2><code>position: sticky</code> (bottom)</h2>
      <p>The positioned (green) box behaves like a relatively positioned box until its containing block has scrolled the normal flow <strong>bottom</strong> position “out-of-frame”.</p>
      <p>The box will then maintain a bottom position relative to the visible area as content above it scrolls into view.</p>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
        <div class="box positioned"><span>sticky (bottom)</span></div>
        <div class="box"></div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="sticky left">
      <h2><code>position: sticky</code> (left)</h2>
      <p>The positioned (green) box behaves like a relatively positioned box until its containing block has scrolled the normal flow <strong>left</strong> position “out-of-frame”.</p>
      <p>The box will then maintain a left position relative to the visible area as content to its right scrolls into view.</p>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="scroll-wrap">
          <div class="box"></div>
          <div class="box positioned"><span>sticky (left)</span></div>
          <div class="box"></div>
          <div class="box"></div>
          <div class="box"></div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="sticky right">
      <h2><code>position: sticky</code> (right)</h2>
      <p>The positioned (green) box behaves like a relatively positioned box until its containing block has scrolled the normal flow <strong>right</strong> position “out-of-frame”.</p>
      <p>The box will then maintain a right position relative to the visible area as content to its left scrolls into view.</p>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="scroll-wrap">
          <div class="box"></div>
          <div class="box"></div>
          <div class="box"></div>
          <div class="box positioned"><span>sticky (right)</span></div>
          <div class="box"></div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>
  
  <section class="logical-offsets">
    <div class="horizontal-tb">
      <h2><code>writing-mode: horizontal-rb</code></h2>
      <p>The logical top of a container uses <code>inset-block-start</code>, while the logical bottom of a container uses <code>inset-block-end</code>. The logical left of a container uses <code>inset-inline-start</code>, while the logical right of a container uses <code>inset-inline-end</code>.</p>
      <p>The property values in each of the coloured spans reflect what was written in the <a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-position/">CSS Positioned Layout Module Level 3</a> as of 23 April 2020.</p>
      <div>
        <div class="logical ltr">
          <span class="ib">inset-block-start</span>
          <span class="ia">inset-block-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical ltr">
          <span class="is">inset-inline-start</span>
          <span class="ie">inset-inline-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical rtl">
          <span class="ib">inset-block-start</span>
          <span class="ia">inset-block-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical rtl">
          <span class="is">inset-inline-start</span>
          <span class="ie">inset-inline-end</span>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="vertical-rl">
      <h2><code>writing-mode: vertical-rl</code></h2>
      <p>The logical top of a container uses <code>inset-block-start</code>, while the logical bottom of a container uses <code>inset-block-end</code>. The logical left of a container uses <code>inset-inline-start</code>, while the logical right of a container uses <code>inset-inline-end</code>.</p>
      <p>The property values in each of the coloured spans reflect what was written in the <a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-position/">CSS Positioned Layout Module Level 3</a> as of 23 April 2020.</p>
      <div>
        <div class="logical ltr">
          <span class="ib">inset-block-start</span>
          <span class="ia">inset-block-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical ltr">
          <span class="is">inset-inline-start</span>
          <span class="ie">inset-inline-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical rtl">
          <span class="ib">inset-block-start</span>
          <span class="ia">inset-block-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical rtl">
          <span class="is">inset-inline-start</span>
          <span class="ie">inset-inline-end</span>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="vertical-lr">
      <h2><code>writing-mode: vertical-lr</code></h2>
      <p>The logical top of a container uses <code>inset-block-start</code>, while the logical bottom of a container uses <code>inset-block-end</code>. The logical left of a container uses <code>inset-inline-start</code>, while the logical right of a container uses <code>inset-inline-end</code>.</p>
      <p>The property values in each of the coloured spans reflect what was written in the <a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-position/">CSS Positioned Layout Module Level 3</a> as of 23 April 2020.</p>
      <div>
        <div class="logical ltr">
          <span class="ib">inset-block-start</span>
          <span class="ia">inset-block-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical ltr">
          <span class="is">inset-inline-start</span>
          <span class="ie">inset-inline-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical rtl">
          <span class="ib">inset-block-start</span>
          <span class="ia">inset-block-end</span>
        </div>
        <div class="logical rtl">
          <span class="is">inset-inline-start</span>
          <span class="ie">inset-inline-end</span>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>
</main>
              
            
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                // General styles
* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  padding: 1em;
  background-color: mintcream;
}

h1,
h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}

h1 {
  text-align: center;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 120%;
}

p {
  line-height: 1.39;
  max-width: 45em;
  margin: 0 auto 1em;
}

code {
  font-size-adjust: 0.585;
}

main {
  min-width: 63em;
  max-width: 75em;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

section {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background-color: white;
}

section > div {
  flex: 1 0 15em;
  padding: 1em;
  border: 1px solid;
  width: 25%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.container {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px dotted;
}

@supports (grid-template-columns: subgrid) {
  section {
    width: 100%;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(12em, 1fr));
    grid-template-rows: repeat(4, auto);
    align-content: start;
  }
  
  section > div {
    width: initial;
    grid-row: 1 / -1;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-rows: subgrid;
  }
}

.box {
  height: 100px;
  width: 100px;
  opacity: 0.75;
  border: 2px solid blue;
  background-color: dodgerblue;
  display: flex;
  text-align: center;
}

span {
  margin: auto;
}

.positioned {
  border: 2px solid green;
  background-color: limegreen;
}

// Example specific styles (CSS2.1)
.relative .positioned {
  position: relative;
  top: 2em;
  left: 2em;
}

.absolute .positioned {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
}

.fixed .positioned {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
}

// Example specific styles (Level 3)
.top .container,
.bottom .container {
  height: 200px;
  overflow-y: scroll;
}

.top .positioned {
  position: sticky;
  top: 1em;
}

.bottom .positioned {
  position: sticky;
  bottom: 1em;
}

.left .container,
.right .container {
  overflow-x: scroll;
}

.scroll-wrap {
  width: 600px;
  display: flex;
}

.left .positioned {
  position: sticky;
  left: 1em;
}

.right .positioned {
  position: sticky;
  right: 1em;
}

// Logical offsets examples
.logical-offsets::before {
  content: 'Your browser does not support the syntax currently used in this demo';
  position: absolute;
  padding: 1em;
  background-color: lightpink;
  border: 2px solid red;
}

.logical-offsets > div > div {
  height: 20em;
  width: 100%;
}

.logical {
  position: relative;
  block-size: 25%;
  border: 1px dotted;
}

.logical::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  font-family: monospace;
  font-size: 125%;
  opacity: 0.5;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.ltr::before {
  content: "direction: ltr";
}

.rtl::before {
  content: "direction: rtl";
}

.rtl {
  direction: rtl;
}

.vertical-rl > div {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}

.vertical-lr > div {
  writing-mode: vertical-lr;
}

@supports (inset-inline-start: 0) {
  .logical-offsets::before {
    display: none;
  }
 
  .logical {
    span {
      position: absolute;
      padding: 0.5em;
    }

    .ib {
      inset-block-start: 0;
      background-color: limegreen;
    }

    .is {
      inset-inline-start: 0;
      background-color: dodgerblue;
    }

    .ia {
      inset-block-end: 0;
      background-color: gold;
    }

    .ie {
      inset-inline-end: 0;
      background-color: coral;
    }
  }
}
              
            
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