The bottom
property in CSS goes hand in hand with positioning. By default, elements arestatic
positioned in which the top
property has no effect whatsoever. But when the positioning of an element is relative
, absolute
, or fixed
, the bottom
value plays a big role.
div { bottom: value (px, em, %, pt, etc) || auto || inherit; /* can be negative */ }
“The Nudge” (Relative Position)
If you apply a bottom
value to an element with relative positioning, it will “nudge” the element that direction.
Negative values will “pull” the element in that direction.
If you apply both a top
and bottom
value, only the top
value will be honored.
“The Place” (Absolute/Fixed Position)
If you apply a bottom
value to an element with relative positioning, it will “place” that element at that value according to its nearest positioning context (meaning: it’s nearest parent element with some positioning value other than static, or the document itself).
Note that if you apply both a top
and bottom
value, it will stretch the element to hit both of those values.
Browser Support
Chrome | Safari | Firefox | Opera | IE | Android | iOS |
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Works | Works | Works | 5+ | 5.5+ | Works | Works |
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