Arranging an icon on the upper right corner of an image using CSS

I'm struggling to position the close icon from Bootstrap's sprite in the top right corner of the image (not the box). I tried replicating a working example, but it keeps ending up outside the box and in the far right corner of the screen.

How can I get this positioning correct? I've created a fiddle, but I couldn't figure out how to include the sprite. Can someone provide assistance?

Fiddle Link

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<link media="screen" type="text/css" href="icons.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Delete Image Icon Dev</title>

<style>

img.thumbnail {
    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF;
}

.image:before {
    content: "";
    display: inline-block;
    height: 100%;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.image {
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
    border: 1px solid #DDDDDD;
    box-shadow: 1px 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    float: left;
    height: 150px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
}

.image img {
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.delete {
    position:absolute;
     top:0;
    right:0;
}

</style>

</head>

<body>
    <div class="image"><img class="thumbnail" src="http://i.imgur.com/dsPfaSjs.jpg"><i class="icon-remove blue delete"></i></div>
</body>

</html>

Answer №1

This code snippet provides a solution for handling images of varying heights.

  1. Replace the <i class="delete"> with a <div>

  2. Enclose the <img> within the new delete div

  3. Add min-height: 150px; to .image:before and eliminate the fixed height on .image

  4. Assign position: relative to .delete

  5. Utilize either a pseudo element with .delete:after or insert another <i> to create an interactive delete button

Check out this example!

View an alternative example without the delete pseudo element

HTML

<div class="image"> 
    <div class="icon-remove blue delete">       
        <img class="thumbnail" src="http://i.imgur.com/dsPfaSjs.jpg">
        <!-- <i class="delete-button"></i> include this if you want to use a physical element instead -->
    </div>  
</div>

CSS

.image:before {
    content: "";
    display: inline-block;
    height: 100%;
    vertical-align: middle;
    min-height: 150px;
}

.image {
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
    border: 1px solid #DDDDDD;
    float: left;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
}

.delete {
    position: relative;
    vertical-align: middle;
    display: inline-block;
}

.delete:after {
    content: '';
    position:absolute;
     top:0;
    right:0;
    height: 20px;
    width: 20px;
    background: #F00;
}

/* If you need to use a real element, remove .delete:after and use this instead -- 
.delete .delete-button {
    content: '';
    position:absolute;
     top:0;
    right:0;
    height: 20px;
    width: 20px;
    background: #F00;
}*/

Answer №2

To ensure proper positioning, make sure to include position:relative; in the styling for the .image div. Then, adjust the top and right parameters within the styling for the .delete element.

.image {
    /* Additional rules can be added here */
    position:relative;
}

.delete {
    /* Additional rules can be added here */
    position:absolute;
    top:30px;
    right:15px;
}

You can also view a demonstration on jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/eugbrqwc/15/. I have included some text within the .delete element to enhance its visibility.

Answer №3

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Make sure to update your HTML code with the following:

<div class="image">
  <div class="img">
    <img class="thumbnail" src="http://i.imgur.com/dsPfaSjs.jpg" />
    <i class="icon-remove blue delete"></i>
  </div>
</div>

Also, remember to adjust your CSS styles accordingly:

img.thumbnail {
    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF;
}
.image:before {
    content:"";
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.image {
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
    border: 1px solid #DDDDDD;
    float: left;
    height: 150px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.image .img {
    display: block;
    vertical-align: middle;    
    position: relative;
}
.delete {
    position:absolute;
    top:0;
    right:0;
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    background: red;
}

For an example demo, check out http://jsfiddle.net/eugbrqwc/17/

Note that the height, width, and background properties in the .delete class are just for presentation purposes.

Answer №4

To enhance your design, encase both the image and icon within a <div> element. Apply the CSS properties display: inline-block and position: relative to this wrapper, ensuring it adjusts to the size of the image yet enables the icon to be positioned absolutely at the top right corner.

Answer №5

Hello there! I took a stab at your fiddle and managed to figure it out. Check it out here: http://jsfiddle.net/bkx1dnsb/1/

The key solution was adding

Position:relative on the image class

Since there wasn't an icon, I included an X placeholder, but your actual icon will fit right in.

You can adjust the positioning by using the top & right properties within the delete class.

The reason for the top-right alignment issue was due to absolute positioning being relative to the browser window unless you establish position releative on the parent of the absolutely positioned element.

I hope this explanation clarifies things for you!

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