CSS top Property

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Example

.example {
  position: fixed;
  top: 50px;
  border: 2px solid blue;
}





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Meaning

The top property defines the y (vertical) coordinate for a positioned element, relative to the top of the enclosing object or browser window.

The effect of top depends on how the element is positioned (i.e., the value of the position property):

Default value:auto
Inherited:No
Animatable:Yes
Version:CSS2
JavaScript syntax:
object.style.top="auto|length|%|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset";



Standard Syntax

top: auto|length|%|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;



Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.




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Property Values

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value Description
auto This is default value. The browser calculate the top edge position.
length Defines the top edge position in px, cm, etc. Negative values are allowed.
% Defines the top edge position in %(percentage) of containing element. Negative values are allowed.
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property.
revert Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property
revert-layer Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers.
unset Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not.



Default CSS Property Values

selectors {
  top: auto;
}
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