CSS - left

Description:

The left property defines an offset of the left edge of an absolutely positioned element from the left edge of its positioning context, or the horizontal distance which a relatively positioned element will be displaced.

Possible Values:

length: A fixed distance from the left of the positioning context.
percent: Some percentage of the width of the positioning context, assuming that the width of the context has been set explicitly.
auto: Default. Lets the browser calculate the left position.

Applies to:

All the HTML positioned element.

DOM Syntax:

object.style.left="2px";

Example:

Here is the example which shows effect of this property:

<p style="position:absolute; left:100px;">
This line will be positioned 100px away from the 
left edge of this window.
</p>