If a container has been placed with absolute or relative positioning,then any object nested within it can be placed with absolute positioning.

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This is because an absolutely positioned element is positioned relative to its closest positioned ancestor element, so if the container has been placed with absolute or relative positioning, it becomes the closest positioned ancestor and any nested element can be positioned absolute to the container.

If a Container Has Been Placed with Absolute or Relative