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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T18:57:42+00:00 2026-05-22T18:57:42+00:00

I have a DIV within which I place form controls using style:position: absolute;top …

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I have a DIV within which I place form controls using style:position: absolute;top ... etc

and after the DIV I want a single paragraph.

I was expecting

---------------
|             |
|   DIV       |
---------------

PARA

but am getting

---------------
| PARA        |
|   DIV       |
---------------
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    2026-05-22T18:57:43+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 6:57 pm

    You must manually set the height of the div to however high it should be based on what’s inside it. Once you do this, the paragraph will be placed below the div.

    Without a height versus with a height.

    It’s either that, or don’t place your “form controls” with position: absolute.

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