An element with the property set as ‘position: absolute' is placed relative to the parent (or ancestor) element, not the viewport.1 pointTrueFalse

Answer Evaluation

The statement is true.

Explanation

When an element is styled with position: absolute, it is positioned relative to its nearest positioned ancestor. A "positioned" ancestor is an ancestor that has a position other than static (i.e., it is styled with either relative, absolute, fixed, or sticky). If no such ancestor is found, the absolute element will be positioned relative to the initial containing block, which is usually the viewport.

This means that the absolute positioning takes into account the boundaries of the parent or ancestor element, rather than positioning itself based directly on the viewport dimensions.

Therefore, the correct answer is True.