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mfa dt bootcamp web class css positioning example 2: relative
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- Credit:These positioning examples are credited to Noah Stokes' blog post on A List Apart, CSS positioning 101: http://alistapart.com/article/css-positioning-101
-->
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Boxes positioned relative</title>
<style>
.box {
position: relative; /* positioning our boxes relative */
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
}
#box_1 {
background: #ee3e64;
}
#box_2 {
background: #44accf;
left: 200px; /* use the left offest property to shift the box over*/
}
#box_3 {
background: #b7d84b;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>3 boxes positioned relative</h1>
<h3>All boxes fall within the normal flow. The second box has left: 200px</h3>
<div id="box_1" class="box"></div>
<div id="box_2" class="box"></div>
<div id="box_3" class="box"></div>
</body>
</html>
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