Absolute positioning disregards the parent's padding
The right-side padding is not being applied to an absolute element, while the left-side padding is working as intended. How can this issue be resolved?
✅ To address the issue of the right-side padding not being applied to an absolute element, you can consider either of the following two solutions:
1. Use margin-right instead of padding-right:
Padding does not affect the positioning of absolutely positioned elements, but margin does. Instead of applying padding-right to the parent, you can apply margin-right to the absolutely positioned element itself.
.parent { position: relative; } .absolute-element { position: absolute; right: 0; margin-right: 20px; /* Adjust the value as needed */ }
2. Create an Inner Wrapper:
Wrap the content of the absolutely positioned element inside another container. Apply the desired padding to this inner container, which will effectively provide the spacing you need.
<!-- HTML --> <div class="parent"> <div class="absolute-element"> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <!-- Content --> </div> </div> </div> (or) <div class="parent"> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <div class="absolute-element"> <!-- Content --> </div> </div> </div> <!-- CSS --> .parent { position: relative; } .absolute-element { position: absolute; right: 0; } .inner-wrapper { padding: 0 20px; /* Adjust the value as needed */ }