CSS I want a div to be on top of everything
How do I make an html div tag to be on top of everything?
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.
Yes, in order for the z-index to work, you'll need to give the element a position: absolute or a position: relative property... fine.
But... pay attention to parents!
The element's z-index may be limited by its parent's z-index value.
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>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
You need to add position:relative; to the menu. Z-index only works when you have a non static positioning scheme.