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Positioning related coding questions

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by María Isabel

how to positioning relative element?

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To position an element relative to its normal position on the page, you can use the CSS property position: relative. Once you set this property, you can use the top, right, bottom, and left properties to adjust the position of the element.

Here's an example of how to position a <div> element relative to its normal position using CSS:

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div { position: relative; top: 20px; left: 10px; }

This will move the <div> element 20 pixels down and 10 pixels to the right from its normal position.

Here's a link to a useful resource on the position property in CSS: CSS Positioning

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in HTML by Yasmeen Trisa

What is the difference between div and span?

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Div and span are HTML elements which are used to structure HTML documents. Div elements act as a container that can be used to divide the HTML document into sections, while span elements are used to structure its contents.

Divs are block level elements and always start on a new line whereas spans are inline elements and don't move down to the next line. Divs are used for grouping HTML elements, whereas spans are used for styling and positioning. The div element is used more commonly than span elements.

Example:

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<div>This element is used to divide a page into sections.</div> <span>This element can be used to style and position text within a page.</span>

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Siyabonga

Explain CSS positioning

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CSS positioning allows styling of HTML elements by defining their position relative to the document, or a containing element. CSS positioning can be static, relative, absolute, and fixed.

Static: The static position is the default position for HTML elements. This sets the elements in their natural positions and no special positioning instructions are applied.

Relative: The relative position lets you position elements relative to their normal, static position. The top, right, bottom, and left properties define the distance from the elements original position.

Absolute: The absolute position takes elements out of the page flow and positions it at an exact spot relative to its containing element. The top, right, bottom, and left properties define the distance between the element’s containing block and the element itself.

Fixed: The fixed position is a combination of absolute and relative positioned elements. It allows you to position an element relative to the viewport, so that the element is always in the same place, even when the page is scrolled. The top, right, bottom, and left properties define the distance between the element and the viewport.

Example of CSS positioning:

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div { position: relative; top: 20px; left: 30px; }

In the example above, the div is positioned relatively 20px from the top and 30px from the left of its original position.

👩‍💻 HTML, CSS and JavaScript Code instructions

How to change positioning up for this HTML code? <img src="" width="150" id="icon" />

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HTML

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<img src="" id="icon" width="150" style="position: relative; top: -100px;" />

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#icon { position: relative; top: -100px; }

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document.getElementById('icon').style.top = '-100px';

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Eljana

how to place footer ate the end of the page responsive

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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Footers can be a tricky element to make responsive. Here is one method to make a responsive footer using HTML and CSS:

HTML:

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<footer> Footer content goes here </footer>

CSS:

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footer { position: absolute; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }

For more information about positioning with CSS, you can look here: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_positioning.asp

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Isabel

What is root in CSS?

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In CSS, the "root" keyword is an alias for the document's root element, which is usually the <html> element. It can be used to set positioning on the document as a whole, instead of on individual elements. For example:

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:root { background-color: white; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Denise

how do i position 3 emojis on top of one another using relative positioning?

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Relative positioning allows you to position elements relative to their original position in the document flow. To position 3 emojis on top of one another using relative positioning, you could use a combination of the top, left and z-index CSS properties.

Assuming the 3 images have the class emoji, you could use the following CSS code to position the images on top of one another:

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.emoji { position: relative; float: left; left: 0; top: 0; } .emoji:nth-child(1) { z-index: 3; } .emoji:nth-child(2) { z-index: 2; top: -20px; } .emoji:nth-child(3) { z-index: 1; top: -40px; }

The value of the top property can be adjusted based on the size of the emojis; the bigger they are, the bigger the value needs to be. It is also possible to adjust the value of the left property to change the horizontal position of the elements.

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Denise

how do i position emojis on top of one another using relative positioning?

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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You can use relative positioning to position emojis on top of one another. For example, if "emoji1" is the first emoji and "emoji2" is the second emoji:

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emoji1 { position: relative; } emoji2 { position: absolute; top: 0; }

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Sheila

how do i move the emojis on top of each other using relative positioning 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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In order to move the emojis on top of each other using relative positioning, you could use CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).

In your css selector, you can use the position: relative property. This will allow each emoji to be positioned relative to its starting position, making it easier to stack on top of each other.

For example, if you had HTML like this:

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<div class="container"> <span id="emoji1">1️⃣</span> <span id="emoji2">2️⃣</span> <span id="emoji3">3️⃣</span> </div>

You could use CSS like this:

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#emoji1 { position: relative; top: 5px; left: 5px; } #emoji2 { position: relative; top: 10px; left: 10px; } #emoji3 { position: relative; top: 15px; left: 15px; }

This would allow you to move each emoji relative to the previous emoji, creating a stacking effect.

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Iryna

position:relative

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position: relative is a CSS positioning property which specifies the position of an element based on the relative position of its parent. It allows elements to be positioned relative to their former, i.e. according to their original position in the document.

More information can be found in this page from CSS Tricks.

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Zarela

how to use relative positioning to move text to bottom

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Relative positioning allows you to position an element relative to its normal position on the page. To move text to the bottom of the page with relative positioning, you can use CSS:

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p { position: relative; bottom: 0; }

This will cause the <p> element to move to the bottom of the page and stay there, even if the page is resized.

Reference: CSS Tricks: Absolute Positioning Inside Relative Positioning

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Zarela

how to fix positioning to the right side

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To fix positioning to the right side of an element using CSS, you can use the position: absolute and right: 0 rules. The syntax would look something like this:

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element { position: absolute; right: 0; }

More information and examples can be found here.

👩‍💻 Technical question

trying to fix a tiny line gap that goes across the bottom of my footer

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From the given information it is difficult to diagnose what the exact cause of the line gap is. Generally speaking, styling an HTML footer involves setting styles for the footer element and its children, then resetting the default browser margins and padding accordingly to achieve a desired layout.

For example, if you wanted a footer to extend across the entire bottom of a page:

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footer { position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 30px; } body { margin: 0; padding: 0; /*add this line as a part of your solution*/ }

Reference: CSS-Tricks - Footers

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