what is z-index?
anyone? please help.
what is it used for, &what does it affect?
thaaanks in advance.

Z-index is very clever. It can help you choose which parts of your layout goes on the top or on the bottom, in a stacking manner. Click here, for example.

If you look at the codes, the image class "x" is set to z-index 1. Since you didn't specify a z-index for the words, it's set to default, which is z-index 0. Therefore, the bulb goes on top of the words because its z-index is higher than the words. However, if you change the bulb's z-index to -1, it will go under the text since it's lower than the default z-index.

Yeah, too much z-index. Hopefully, I made at least a little bit of sense.

^ohhh, thank you. i never knew what that was, haha.
well, now i do. thanks.


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Haha! No problem.

Just wondering. Is there a minimum or maximum number that you can put for the z-index property?

I believe it's 0-9. I may be wrong, though.

there is no maximum, or minimum for that matter. i know of (poorly designed) sites that were using a z-index of over 1,000,000. for example, myspace. they use a z-index of 100001 in a lousy attempt at keeping the advertisement above everything else.