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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery Find Element's Position Relative to the Parent</title> <style> #box{ width:150px; height:100px; background: orange; } .container{ margin: 20px; padding: 30px; border: 2px solid #666; position: relative; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("button").click(function(){ var position = $("#box").position(); alert("Current position of the box is: (left: " + position.left + ", top: " + position.top + ")"); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <button type="button">Get Box Position</button> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Play with the value of container's padding property or insert more content inside container to see how the jQuery position() method works.</p> <div id="box"></div> </div> </body> </html>
