sticky positioning
Sticky positioning keeps an element in normal flow until it reaches an offset in its scrolling context.
Use this when A section toolbar should remain visible only while its section is scrolling.
without the term
“I want the section's toolbar to stay at the top while you scroll through that section, then scroll away with it. position sticky isn't working. Can you fix it?”
with the term · How do you ask a model for sticky positioning?
Make this toolbar sticky within its section. Verify scrolling, the section end, and narrow layouts without covering focused content.
What is sticky positioning?
A sticky element scrolls normally until it reaches its offset, then stays put until the end of its parent. An ancestor with overflow set changes which scroll container it sticks to.
Why does sticky positioning matter when vibe coding?
Fixed positioning can imitate one screenshot while ignoring the section boundary.
How do you do sticky positioning?
Identify the scroll container and set the intended offset and containment.
What goes wrong with sticky positioning?
Changing an ancestor’s overflow and silently changing the sticky behavior.