CSS I want a div to be on top of everything

Question

How do I make an html div tag to be on top of everything?

Answer 1

In order for z-index to work, you'll need to give the element a position:absolute or a position:relative property. Once you do that, your links will function properly, though you may have to tweak your CSS a bit afterwards.

Answer 2

For z-index:1000 to have an effect you need a non-static positioning scheme.

Add position:relative; to a rule selecting the element you want to be on top

Answer 3

Yes, in order for z-index to work, you'll need to give the element a position:absolute or a position:relative property.

But... pay attention to parents!

You have to go up the nodes of the elements to check if at the level of the common parent the first descendants have a defined z-index.

All other descendants can never be in the foreground if at the base there is a lower definite z-index.

In this snippet example, div1-2-1 has a z-index of 1000 but is nevertheless under the div1-1-1 which has a z-index of 3.

This is because div1-1 has a z-index greater than div1-2.

.div {
  
}

#div1 {
  z-index: 1;
  position: absolute;
  width: 500px;
  height: 300px;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

#div1-1 {
  z-index: 2;
  position: absolute;
  left: 230px;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  top: 31px;
  background-color: indianred;
}

#div1-1-1 {
  z-index: 3;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50px;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: burlywood;
}

#div1-2 {
  z-index: 1;
  position: absolute;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  left: 80px;
  top: 5px;
  background-color: red;
}

#div1-2-1 {
  z-index: 1000;
  position: absolute;
  left: 70px;
  width: 120px;
  height: 100px;
  top: 10px;
  color: red;
  background-color: lightyellow;
}

.blink {
  animation: blinker 1s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes blinker {
  50% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.rotate {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  padding-left: 50px;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 20px;
}

<div class="div" id="div1">div1</br>z-index: 1
  <div class="div" id="div1-1">div1-1</br>z-index: 2
    <div class="div" id="div1-1-1">div1-1-1</br>z-index: 3</div>
  </div>
  
  <div class="div" id="div1-2">div1-2</br>z-index: 1</br><span class='rotate blink'><=</span>
    <div class="div" id="div1-2-1"><span class='blink'>z-index: 1000!!</span></br>div1-2-1</br><span class='blink'> because =></br>(same</br>   parent)</span></div>
  </div>
</div>

Answer 4

You need to add position:relative; to the menu. Z-index only works when you have a non static positioning scheme.

Answer 5

I gonna assumed you making a popup with code from WW3 school, correct? check it css. the .modal one, there're already word z-index there. just change from 1 to 100.

.modal {
    display: none; /* Hidden by default */
    position: fixed; /* Stay in place */
    z-index: 1; /* Sit on top */
    padding-top: 100px; /* Location of the box */
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: 100%; /* Full width */
    height: 100%; /* Full height */
    overflow: auto; /* Enable scroll if needed */
    background-color: rgb(0,0,0); /* Fallback color */
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4); /* Black w/ opacity */
}

Answer 6

z-index property enables you to take your control at front. the bigger number you set the upper your element you get.

position property should be relative because position of html-element should be position relatively against other controls in all dimensions.

element.style {
   position:relative;
   z-index:1000; //change your number as per elements lies on your page.
}