Floats vs Position Absolute ?

[MartyBoi]

Hello and Greetings…..

I have a question in respect to Floats versus Position Absolute.

I find myself wanting to use Position Absolute rather then Floats. I find it more convenient to do this in ‘ Headers ‘, this do to allot of material within the ‘ Header Div ‘. I am a bit confused in respect to this. Some say to use Floats, others Position Absolute.

Can someone clear this up for a newbie such as myself?

Thank you….

[joshuanhibbert]

If the elements are meant to interact with each other, use floats. If an element is independent of the content around it, use absolute positioning.

[davidlab.be]

not sure I agree @joshuanhibbert. There are many times when you position absolute elements to floating elements that are directly related. (unless i misunderstood what you mean)
To me there are no rules. Although I tend to use more floats and use absolutes more so in the a header situation for logos and such.

[joshuanhibbert]

@Springlab As long as you are aware that absolute positioning removes the element from the document flow then I am sure you will make the correct decision.

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