Reply To: css position absolute tricks

[Merri]

Absolutely positioned child never has effect to it’s parent element.

You must use another way to make the parent pay attention to the child.

It could be one of:

• display: inline-block; to child
• float: left; to child and overflow: hidden; (or a clearfix) to parent
• display: table; to parent and display: table-cell; to child

Tell better what you want and you get better help.