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Tell me about the position property in CSS. What values does it have?

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The position property in CSS defines how an element is positioned on the page and affects how it interacts with other elements.

Main position values:

  • static — default value. The element is positioned in the normal flow of the document, and top, bottom, left, right properties do not apply.
  • relative — the element is positioned relative to its normal position. You can offset the element using top, bottom, left, right, while the space in the flow is preserved.
  • absolute — the element is positioned relative to the nearest ancestor with a position other than static (or relative to the viewport if none exists). The element is taken out of the normal flow.
  • fixed — the element is fixed relative to the browser window and does not move when scrolling.
  • sticky — the element behaves as relative until it reaches a specified position during scrolling, then it behaves as fixed.

Example of usage:

.element {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  left: 20px;
}
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