<br /> <div id="div1"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #1</span> <br />position: relative; <div id="div2"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #2</span> <br />position: absolute; <br />z-index: 1; </div> </div> <br /> <div id="div3"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #3</span> <br />position: relative; <div id="div4"> <br /><span class="bold">DIV #4</span> <br />position: absolute; <br />z-index: 2; </div> </div>
div { font: 12px Arial; } span.bold { font-weight: bold; } #div1,#div3 { height: 80px; position: relative; border: 1px dashed #669966; background-color: #ccffcc; padding-left: 5px; } #div2 { opacity: 0.8; z-index: 1; position: absolute; width: 150px; height: 200px; top: 20px; left: 170px; border: 1px dashed #990000; background-color: #ffdddd; text-align: center; } #div4 { opacity: 0.8; z-index: 2; position: absolute; width: 200px; height: 70px; top: 65px; left: 50px; border: 1px dashed #000099; background-color: #ddddff; text-align: left; padding-left: 10px; }