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Posted by PARAG SHARMA
PARAG SHARMA
Courses Plus Student 2,383 Points

Positioned elements written later in the source code appear below elements that are written earlier.

This is a true and false question. My answer is True because I think Positioned elements have z index equals to 0. Therefore they sit below or at the same level that the elements that are written earlier or later. But... The actual answer is false. Why?

Is every element in html called a positioned element?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

The use of the word "below" in this question does not refer to layers or z-index. It just simply means the "further down on the page".

And by "Positioned elements" they mean those for which a "position" property has been explicitly set (to something other than the default).

Positioned elements can be placed at specific places on the page using other properties, so their location could potentially be anywhere. So the reason the correct answer is "False" is because they wouldn't always appear below previous elements as the statement is attesting.