Extensible HyperText Markup Language

left

Definition

The left property is used in conjunction with the position property to position elements outside the normal flow.

Example

  1. p.wordmark {
  2. position: fixed;
  3. bottom: 10px;
  4. left: 10px;
  5. }

Characteristics

Possible values

length
Specific distance from the left edge.
percentage
Percentage of the containing parent element's width.
auto
Depends on the value of the width property.
inherit
Use the same computed value as the parent element for this property.

Default value

auto

Applies to

All elements that have the position property set to a value other than static.

Inherited

No

See also

XStandard XHTML WYSIWYG editor
A standards-compliant WYSIWYG editor component for content management applications. The editor generates valid XHTML and uses CSS for formatting. Free version is available.

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