Setting the Z-Order

The z-index property sets the relative front-to-back order of an element.

The value for the z-index value is a number. A negative value are allowed. The default value for the z-index property is zero.

This property is only useful during overlapping.

 
<!DOCTYPE HTML> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>Example</title> 
        <style> 
            img { 
                border: medium double black;; 
                background-color: lightgreay; 
                position: fixed; 
            } 
            #id1 { 
                z-index: 1; 
                top: 15px; 
                left:150px; 
            } 
            #id2 { 
                z-index: 2; 
                top: 25px; 
                left:120px; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <p> 
            HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for 
            displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed 
            in a web browser(From From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
        </p> 
        <p id="id1"> 
            HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for 
            displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed 
            in a web browser(From From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
        </p> 
        <p id="id2"> 
            HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for 
            displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed 
            in a web browser(From From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
        </p> 
    </body> 
</html>
  
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