output:: <html> <head> <title>position absolute example </title> <style type="text/css"> #Layer1 { position:absolute; width:200px; height:184px; left: 13px; top: 25px; background-color:orange; } #Layer2 { position:absolute; width:200px; height:176px; left: 255px; top: 25px; background-color:yellow; } #Layer3 { position:absolute; width:200px; height:179px; left: 498px; top: 25px; background-color:red; } .container{ background-color:black; height:400px; width:800px; } </style> </head> <body> <div class=container> <div id="Layer1"></div> <div id="Layer2"></div> <div id="Layer3"></div> </div> </body> </html>