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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
    <title>JS Bin</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>Absolute Positioning Example where the Containing element is NOT "positioned"</p>
    
    <div class="big-box">
      <div class="small-box-one"></div>
      <div class="small-box-two"></div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
 
* { 
  box-sizing: border-box; 
}
​
body {
  width: 500px;
  font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
  color: #333;
}
​
.big-box {
  border: 3px solid blue;
  height: 400px;
  width: 400px;
  margin-top: 50px;
  /* commented out line below means containing element is no longer "positioned" */
  
  /* position: relative; */
}
​
.small-box-one {
  background-color: red;
  border: 1px black solid;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50px;
  left: 80px;
}
.small-box-two {
  background-color: ;
  border: 3px green solid;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
}
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