@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ Absolute (and Fixed) Positioning</h3>
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can also be called the <dfn export>absolute-position containing block</dfn> .)
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<h4 id="resolving-insets">
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- Resolvings Insets: the “Inset-Modified Containing Block”</h4>
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+ Resolvings Insets for the “Inset-Modified Containing Block”</h4>
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If only one [=inset property=] in a given axis is ''top/auto'' ,
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it is set to zero.
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ Absolute Positioning Layout Model</h2>
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as defined by its [=self-alignment properties=] .
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For this purpose, if neither ''<overflow-position>/safe'' nor ''<overflow-position>/unsafe'' is specified,
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- the box aligns at an " in-between" level of safety:
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+ the box aligns at an “ in-between” level of safety:
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it is ''unsafe'' -aligned within its [=inset-modified containing block=] ,
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but shifted, if necessary, to not overflow
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the union of its [=original containing block=] and its [=inset-modified containing block=] --
@@ -971,6 +971,10 @@ Auto Margins of Absolutely-Positioned Boxes</h3>
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the [=inline-start|start=] margin resolves to zero
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and the [=inline-end|end=] margin receives the <var> remaining space</var> .
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+ Note: Unlike typical [=in-flow=] layout,
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+ the space distributed to ''margin/auto'' [=margins=]
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+ can be negative in [=absolute positioning=] .
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<h2 id="abspos-old">
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Old Absolute Positioning Layout Model</h2>
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@@ -1700,6 +1704,13 @@ Acknowledgments</h2>
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<h2 class="no-num" id="changes">Changes</h2>
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+ The following significant changes were made since the
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+ <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/WD-css-position-3-20240810/">10 August 2024 Working Draft</a> :
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+ <ul>
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+ <li> None. Editorial updates only (as of 10 March 2025).
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+ </ul>
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The following significant changes were made since the
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<a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2023/WD-css-position-3-20230403/">3 April 2023 Working Draft</a> :
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<ul>
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