CSS Positioning and Layout Techniques

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📐 CSS Positioning & Layout Techniques

CSS provides multiple positioning schemes and modern layout models for precise and responsive design control.

🧭 Positioning Schemes

  • 🔹 static: Default; elements follow normal document flow
  • 🔸 relative: Positioned relative to their normal position
  • 🔧 absolute: Positioned relative to the nearest positioned ancestor
  • 📌 fixed: Positioned relative to the viewport (stays in place while scrolling)
  • 🧲 sticky: Switches between relative and fixed based on scroll position

📦 Modern Layout Techniques

🔄 Flexbox

  • 📏 One-dimensional layout (row or column)
  • 💡 Ideal for distributing space and aligning items within a container
.container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}

🧮 CSS Grid

  • 🧱 Two-dimensional layout (rows and columns)
  • 🌐 Perfect for complex, grid-based layouts
.container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
  gap: 20px;
}

✅ Mastering positioning and layout techniques is essential for building structured, scalable, and responsive web designs.