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CSS

Posted by Douglas Watts
Douglas Watts
5,464 Points

z-index

I have been watching the z-index video and trying to follow along, for some reason mine won't work.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8">
    <title>Positioning</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="wrapper">
        <div class="top">Top</div>
        <div class="middle">Middle</div>
        <div class="bottom">Bottom</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

body {
    margin: 70px 0 0;
    background: #E1E1DD;
    color: #FFF;
    font: normal 1.4em sans-serif;
}

.wrapper {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 25px;
    width: 80%;
    background: #FFF;
    position:relative;
}

.top {
    background: #FF6347;
    position:relative;
    z-index:10;
}

.middle {
    background: #87CEEB;
    position:absolute;
    z-index:20;
    right:0;
    bottom:0;
}

.middle:after {
    position:absolute;
    bottom:0;
    left:0;
    width:50px;
    height:50px;
    background:#000;
    content:"";
}

.bottom {
    background: #20B2AA;
    position:relative;
    z-index:30;
}

.fixed {
    position:fixed;
    top:0;
    width:100%;
    height:60px;
    background:#000;
}

.wrapper div {
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    text-align: center; 
    line-height: 150px;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
}

any help would be greatly appreciated.

3 Answers

Douglas Watts
Douglas Watts
5,464 Points
Douglas Watts
Douglas Watts
5,464 Points

for some reason the html didn't get copied right:

``

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"> <title>Positioning</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"> </head> <body> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="top">Top</div> <div class="middle">Middle</div> <div class="bottom">Bottom</div> </div> </body> </html>

``

Douglas Watts
Douglas Watts
5,464 Points
Douglas Watts
Douglas Watts
5,464 Points

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"> <title>Positioning</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"> </head> <body> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="top">Top</div> <div class="middle">Middle</div> <div class="bottom">Bottom</div> </div> </body> </html>

Douglas Watts
Douglas Watts
5,464 Points
Douglas Watts
Douglas Watts
5,464 Points

alright, i downloaded the 'finished' files and it all works now. Sorry for the confusion, i am still new to this.