The left
adjusts the horizontal position of the element. The position of the element should be defined and its value must be absolute, fixed, relative, or sticky otherwise left
property will have no effect.
position
is set to absolute
or fixed
, the left
property sets the distance between the element's left edge and the left edge of its parent element block.position
is set to relative
, the left
property moves the element from its left edge from its normal position.position
is set to sticky
, the left
property behaves position: relative
when the element is inside the viewport, and like position: fixed
when it is outside.left: auto | value;
.div-2 {
padding: 10px;
background-color: yellow;
position: relative;
left: 10px;
}
auto: automatically sets the position from the left edge. (Default value)
value: sets the given length value as the position from the left edge.