CSS position:fixed

Shrink this window so there is a vertical scroll bar, then scroll the window and see what happens to the two pieces of blue text which have position:fixed in their styles.

ONE HERE ONE HERE
with position:fixed
left:5px;top:90px;

TWO TWO TWO
with position:fixed
top:60px;right:12px;

CSS Position Values

Value Description
static Default. An element with position: static always has the position the normal flow of the page gives it (a static element ignores any top, bottom, left, or right declarations)
relative An element with position: relative moves an element relative to its normal position, so "left:20" adds 20 pixels to the element's LEFT position
absolute An element with position: absolute is positioned at the specified coordinates relative to its containing block. The element's position is specified with the "left", "top", "right", and "bottom" properties
fixed An element with position: fixed is positioned at the specified coordinates relative to the browser window. The element's position is specified with the "left", "top", "right", and "bottom" properties. The element remains at that position regardless of scrolling. Works in IE7 (strict mode)
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