Absolute + float example.

by Joshua Powell

HTML

<div class="wrapper">
    <div class="float"></div>
    <div class="inline"></div>
    <div class="block"></div>
</div>

<div class="btnFrame">
    <span class="btn1">Click for float view</span><br /><br />
    <span class="btn2">Click for inline-block + absolute view</span>
    <span class="btn3">Click for block view</span>
</div>

CSS

.wrapper {
    width: 50%;
    min-height: 30px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background: mediumSeaGreen;
}

.block {
    display: none;
    background: brown;
    height: 4em;
    width: 4em;
}

.float {
    display: none;
    float: right;
    background: brown;
    height: 3em;
    width: 3em;
}

.inline {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 50%;
    background: brown;
    height: 3em;
    width: 3em;
}

.btn1 {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 250px;
    left: 25px;
    width: 20%;
    padding: 5px;
    background: #ff9900;
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    cursor: pointer;
}

.btn1:active {
    box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    bottom: 249px;
    left: 26px;
}

.btn2 {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 150px;
    left: 25px;
    width: 30%;
    padding: 5px;
    background: #ff9900;
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    cursor: pointer;
}

.btn2:active {
    box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    bottom: 149px;
    left: 26px;
}

.btn3 {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 50px;
    left: 25px;
    width: 20%;
    padding: 5px;
    background: #ff9900;
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    cursor: pointer;
}

.btn3:active {
    box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    bottom: 49px;
    left: 26px;
}

JavaScript

$('.btn1').on('click', function() {
    $('.float').stop(true).slideToggle();
});
$('.btn2').on('click', function() {
    $('.inline').stop(true).slideToggle();
});
$('.btn3').on('click', function() {
    $('.block').stop(true).slideToggle();
});