CSS Property right








right defines the offset to the right outer margin edge of a positioned element.

Summary

ItemValue
Initial value auto
Inherited No.
Version CSS2
JavaScript syntax object.style.right="40px"
Applies to Positioned elements (not static positioned).




CSS Syntax

right: length | percentage | auto | inherit 

Property Values

The property values are listed in the following table.

ValueDescription
auto Default value. The browser does the calculation.
length Set width in px, cm, etc.
% Set width in percent of the containing element
inherit Inherit the width property from the parent element

Browser compatibility

right Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes




Example

An example showing how to use right CSS property.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div,p,em {<!-- w  w  w .jav a2 s  .  c om-->
  margin: 10px;
  padding: 10px;
  background-color: white;
  border-left: 1px solid gray;
  border-right: 2px solid black;
  border-top: 1px solid gray;
  border-bottom: 2px solid black;
}

* .pos {
  position: relative;
  right: -100px;
}


</style>
</head>

<body>
<div class="relative"> 
    <p class="pos">Positioned</p> 
</div> 
</body>
</html>

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