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id: anchor-positioning

Anchor positioning

Anchor positioning places an element based on the position of another element. For example, you can place a tooltip next to the content it references.
Baseline Status: This feature is currently Limited and is missing in at least one major browser engine.
Desktop Browser Engine Support
Google Chrome
Unsupported
Mozilla Firefox
Unsupported
Apple Safari
Unsupported
Microsoft Edge
Unsupported
Mobile Browser Engine Support
Chrome Android
Firefox Android
Safari iOS
Specifications and References
MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:
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