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CSS CSS Foundations The Box Model Positioning Properties

Posted by Cheryl Hurley
Cheryl Hurley
2,250 Points

Blocks Moving Differently

I've been playing around with CSS positioning and came across something that doesn't inherently make sense to me.

Here's my codepen: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/kxJdb

What I don't understand is why, though each div box has the same exact positioning attached (bottom: 50px; left: 150px), the "top" and "bottom" div squares mimic one another, while the "middle" div square seems to go totally rogue and do its own thing.

Why is this, and how do I anticipate it in my code?

Thanks.

1 Answer

Cheryl Hurley
Cheryl Hurley
2,250 Points
Cheryl Hurley
Cheryl Hurley
2,250 Points

Nevermind! I see now that I somehow missed that I'd left the "middle" box positioning as absolute. Everything makes a LOT more sense now.