# Static positioning

The default: the element sits in the normal flow.

## What is `position: static`?

**Static** is the default: the element sits where it naturally falls in the page, and `top`/`left` have no effect.

```css
p { position: static; }   /* same as not setting position */
```

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Updated: September 27, 2026

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