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Angelic Sanoy
Angelic Sanoy
6,149 Points
Posted by Angelic Sanoy
Angelic Sanoy
6,149 Points

Z-index problem

I'm trying to understand why the z-index doesn't work. I tried both relative and absolute position

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1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

The z-index value only affects items that share the same positioning context. Elements in a higher-priority context will appear on front of those in a lower context regardless of z-index values.

One quick trick to move something to the front is to give it fixed positioning. Otherwise you might have to juggle the positioning contexts used on the page.

For more details see the MDN page on Positioning.