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mfa dt bootcamp web class css positioning example 6: stretching block elements using position absolute & offset
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index.html
<!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 absolute and streched out</title>
<style>
h1, h3 {
z-index: 10;
text-align: center;
}
div {
z-index: -9;
}
#box_1 {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
right: 10px;
bottom: 10px;
left: 10px;
background: #44accf;
}
#box_2 {
position: absolute;
top: 20px;
right: 20px;
bottom: 20px;
left: 20px;
background: #ff9c34;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Two boxes positioned absolute and streched out</h1>
<h3>The blue box has top, right, bottom, left set to 10px</h3>
<h3>The orange box has top, right, bottom, left set to 20px</h3>
<div id="box_1"></div>
<div id="box_2"></div>
</body>
</html>
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