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CSS

Posted by NICHOLAS WRIGHT
NICHOLAS WRIGHT
4,771 Points

Disadvantages of using absolute positioning

What are some of the main disadvantages of (excessively) using absolute positioning?

Would love to hear everyone's thoughts!

4 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Here's a great article that discusses some of the potential downsides of absolute positioning.

http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/css/absolute-positioning-pitfalls/

Daniel Whyte
Daniel Whyte
414 Points
Daniel Whyte
Daniel Whyte
414 Points

None! Everything has it's use.

Well unless you count old browsers.

Patrick Iwanicki
Patrick Iwanicki
2,178 Points
Patrick Iwanicki
Patrick Iwanicki
2,178 Points

Thanks James...this piece offered solid insight

Jackson Monk
Jackson Monk
4,527 Points
Jackson Monk
Jackson Monk
4,527 Points

When you zoom in or out of a page that has elements using absolute positioning, your browser will automatically try to rearrange the elements, making a huge mess on your page, unless you do something about the zoom property with JavaScript