JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by tobek

HTML

<p>normal:</p>

<div class="ad">
  ad
</div>
<div class="controls">
  controls
</div>

<p>ad covering controls with z-index:</p>

<div class="ad" style="z-index: 10000000">
  ad
</div>
<div class="controls">
  controls
</div>

<p>ad can't cover controls because we wrap it in a container which has lower z-index than controls:</p>

<div class="ad-container">
  <div class="ad" style="z-index: 10000000">
    ad
  </div>
</div>
<div class="controls">
  controls
</div>

CSS

.ad {
  position: absolute;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 200px;
  background: coral;
  text-align: center;
}

.controls {
  position: relative;
  opacity: 0.5;
  width: 100px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.ad-container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}