Four boxes sharing identical code, yet yielding distinct outcomes

Can someone help me understand the concept of positioning in CSS? I created a simple code with 4 boxes that have identical width and height settings. When I position them as fixed or absolute, they look fine and identical. However, when I position them with static or relative, the boxes change proportions. I changed the border color of each box to differentiate between them.

.box {
  position: static;
  text-align: center;
  width: 300px;
  border: 25px solid;
  padding: 25px;
  margin: 25px;
  fond-weight: bolder;
}
<div class="box" style="border-color:green;">Box1
  <div><div class="box" style="border-color:yellow;">Box2
    <div><div class="box" style="border-color:blue;">Box3
      <div><div class="box" style="border-color:pink;">Box4
        <div>

You can also view the code on the following link 1.

View the output of the code here 2.

cssposition

Answer №1

By failing to properly close your div elements, the browser takes it upon itself to correct the error but ends up rearranging the hierarchy in the process. Here's an example of what can happen:

<div class="container" style="background-color:green;">Container 1
  <div>
    <div class="box" style="background-color:yellow;">Box2
      <div>
        <div class="item" style="background-color:blue;">Item3
          <div>
            <div class="content" style="background-color:pink;">Content4
              <div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

This is likely why you are experiencing issues. To fix this problem, ensure you properly close your div tags with </div>

Answer №2

The previously stated answers are accurate. When using a div tag instead of closing with /div after each box, you are essentially creating nested elements.

Here is the corrected HTML structure:

<div class="box" style="border-color:green;">Box1
</div>
<div class="box" style="border-color:yellow;">Box2
</div>
<div class="box" style="border-color:blue;">Box3
</div>
<div class="box" style="border-color:pink;">Box4
</div>

The CSS styles remain unchanged:

.box {
  position: static;
  text-align: center;
  width: 300px;
  border: 25px solid;
  padding: 25px;
  margin: 25px;
  font-weight: bolder;
}

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