Position

Use these shorthand utilities for quickly configuring the position of an element.

Position values

Quick positioning classes are available, though they are not responsive.

              
                <div class="position-static">...</div>
                <div class="position-relative">...</div>
                <div class="position-absolute">...</div>
                <div class="position-fixed">...</div>
                <div class="position-sticky">...</div>
              
            

Arrange elements

Arrange elements easily with the edge positioning utilities. The format is {property}-{position}.

Where property is one of:

  • top - for the vertical top position
  • left - for the horizontal left position
  • bottom - for the vertical bottom position
  • right - for the horizontal right position

Where position is one of:

  • 0 - for 0 edge position
  • 50 - for 50% edge position
  • 100 - for 100% edge position

(You can add more position values by adding entries to the $position-values Sass map variable.)

                    
                      <div class="position-relative">
                        <div class="position-absolute top-0 left-0"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-0 right-0"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-50 left-50"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute bottom-50 right-50"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute bottom-0 left-0"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute bottom-0 right-0"></div>
                      </div>
                    
                  

Center elements

In addition, you can also center the elements with the transform utility class .translate-middle.

This class applies the transformations translateX(-50%) and translateY(-50%) to the element which, in combination with the edge positioning utilities, allows you to absolute center an element.

                    
                      <div class="position-relative">
                        <div class="position-absolute top-0 left-0 translate-middle"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-0 left-50 translate-middle"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-0 left-100 translate-middle"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-50 left-0 translate-middle"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-50 left-50 translate-middle"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-50 left-100 translate-middle"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-100 left-0 translate-middle"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-100 left-50 translate-middle"></div>
                        <div class="position-absolute top-100 left-100 translate-middle"></div>
                      </div>
                    
                  

Examples

Here are some real life examples of these classes:

                    
                      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary position-relative">
                        Mails <span class="position-absolute top-0 left-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill bg-secondary">+99 <span class="visually-hidden">unread messages</span></span>
                      </button>
                      
                      <button type="button" class="btn btn-dark position-relative">
                        Marker <svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="position-absolute top-100 left-50 translate-middle mt-1 bi bi-caret-down-fill" fill="#343a40" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M7.247 11.14L2.451 5.658C1.885 5.013 2.345 4 3.204 4h9.592a1 1 0 0 1 .753 1.659l-4.796 5.48a1 1 0 0 1-1.506 0z"/></svg>
                      </button>
                      
                      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary position-relative">
                        Alerts <span class="position-absolute top-0 left-100 translate-middle badge border border-light rounded-circle bg-danger p-2"><span class="visually-hidden">unread messages</span></span>
                      </button>
                    
                  

You can use these classes with existing components to create new ones. Remember that you can extend its functionality by adding entries to the $position-values variable.

                    
                      <div class="position-relative m-4">
                        <div class="progress" style="height: 1px;">
                          <div class="progress-bar" role="progressbar" style="width: 50%;" aria-valuenow="25" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100"></div>
                        </div>
                        <button type="button" class="position-absolute top-0 left-0 translate-middle btn btn-sm btn-primary rounded-pill" style="width: 2rem; height:2rem;">1</button>
                        <button type="button" class="position-absolute top-0 left-50 translate-middle btn btn-sm btn-primary rounded-pill" style="width: 2rem; height:2rem;">2</button>
                        <button type="button" class="position-absolute top-0 left-100 translate-middle btn btn-sm btn-secondary rounded-pill" style="width: 2rem; height:2rem;">3</button>
                      </div>