CSS bottom property

The CSS bottom property specifies the bottom position of an element in combination with the position property.

Depending on how the element is positioned, the effect of the bottom property may be different. Particularly:

When the positioning of an element is "relative", "absolute", "fixed", or "sticky" the bottom value plays a big role.
When the position is "fixed", the element is relative to the screen's viewport and stays fixed on the screen when scrolling.
When it is "absolute", the position of the element will be absolutely relative to its container.
When the position is "relative", it makes the element's bottom edge to move above/below its normal position.
And in the case of "sticky" position, the element position is relative when the element is inside the viewport, and like its position is fixed when it is outside.

Initial Value	auto
Applies to	All elements. It also applies to ::first-letter.
Inherited	No.
Animatable	Yes. The bottom position can be animatable.
Version	CSS2
DOM Syntax	object.style.bottom = "10px";

Syntax

bottom: auto | length | initial | inherit;

Example of the bottom property:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <style>
      div.parent {
        position: relative;
        height: 300px;
        width: 80%;
        border: 3px solid #8ebf42;
      }
      div.absolute {
        position: absolute;
        width: 50%;
        bottom: 10px;
        border: 3px solid #8ebf42;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Bottom property example</h2>
    <div class="parent">
      The position of this div is set to relative.
      <div class="absolute">This div's bottom edge is placed 10 pixels above the bottom edge of the containing element, and the position is set to absolute.</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Result

Example of the bottom property with all the positions:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <style>
      div.parent {
        position: relative;
        height: 180px;
        border: 3px solid #8AC007;
      }
      div.absolute {
        position: absolute;
        width: 50%;
        bottom: 20px;
        border: 3px solid #8AC007;
      }
      div.relative {
        position: relative;
        width: 50%;
        bottom: 2px;
        border: 3px solid #8AC007;
      }
      div.fixed {
        position: fixed;
        width: 50%;
        bottom: 50px;
        border: 3px solid #8AC007;
      }
      div.sticky {
        position: sticky;
        width: 50%;
        bottom: 10px;
        border: 3px solid #8AC007;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Bottom property example</h2>
    <div class="parent">
      This div element has position: relative.
      <div class="absolute"><strong>position: absolute and bottom 20px</strong>
        <br>This div's bottom edge is placed 20 pixels above the bottom edge of the containing element.</div>
    </div>
    <br>
    <div class="parent">
      This div element has position: relative.
      <div class="relative"><strong>position: relative and bottom 2px</strong>
        <br>This div's bottom edge is placed 2 pixels above its normal position.</div>
    </div>
    <br>
    <div class="fixed"><strong>position: fixed and bottom 50px</strong>
      <br>This div's bottom edge is placed 50 pixels from the bottom of the viewport.</div>
    <div class="parent">
      This div element has position: relative.
      <div class="sticky"><strong>position: sticky and bottom 10px</strong>
        <br>This div is sticky.</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Values

Value	Description	Play it
auto	This is the default value. It lets the browser calculate the bottom edge position.	Play it »
percentage	Defines the element’s position in percentages of the containing block height.
length	Defines the position of the element in px, cm, etc. Negative values are allowed.	Play it »
initial	Sets the property to its default value.	Play it »
inherit	Inherits the property from its parent element.