Absolute positioning

The position: absolute CSS declaration removes an element from the normal flow and positions it relative to its containing block, which is often the root element, or closest positioned ancestor.

Baseline Status: Achieved Widely Available on Jan 29, 2018 (Cross-browser Newly Available since Jul 29, 2015).

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

1

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

1

Supported

Apple Safari

1

Supported

Microsoft Edge

12

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

18

Firefox Android

4

Safari iOS

1

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

css.properties.align-self.position_absolute_context ↗ css.properties.justify-self.position_absolute_context ↗ css.properties.place-self.position_absolute_context ↗ css.properties.position.absolute ↗