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PositionBaseline · Widely available

The position CSS property sets the origin position of an element to an element, the element's scrollport, or the viewport.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
1+Supportedsince Dec 11, 2008
Current: 155
Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154
Firefox
1+Supportedsince Nov 9, 2004
Current: 157
Safari
1+Supportedsince Jun 23, 2003
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155
Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157
Safari iOS
1+Supportedsince Jun 29, 2007
Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: position.

Feature detection

CSS · check before using
@supports (position: initial) {
  /* styles that rely on position */
}

/* or in JavaScript */
if (CSS.supports("position", "initial")) {
  // use it
}

Documentation (MDN)

Specification