CSS left

CSS left property decides the left offset for positioned elements. An element is considered positioned if its position property has value other than static.

CSS property left

1. property left can be applied to positioned elements (fixed, relative, absolute)
2. For absolute element the offset is relative to nearest positioned container.
3. For relative element the offset is relative to the element’s normal position itself.
4. In case value is specified as percentage, it is percentage of containing block width.
5. Negative values are ok.

Example – css left property

<style type="text/css">
.container {
  position: relative;
  background-color: gray;
  width:150px; height: 100px;
}
.boxwithoffset {
 position: absolute;
 background-color:lightblue;
 width: 80px;
 left: 50px; top: 0;
}
</style>
<div class="container">
  <div>regular text</div>
  <div class="boxwithoffset">box with left offset</div>
</div>

Related

• CSS top
• CSS right
• CSS bottom