position

Position

Indicates whether a display object, such as a figure or table must be anchored in its exact location within the text or may float, for example, to the top of the next page, into the next column, or within a separate window

Attribute Values

In Elements

<boxed-text>, <chem-struct-wrap>, <fig-group>, <media>, <supplementary-material>, <table-wrap>, <table-wrap-group>
Value Meaning
anchor The object must remain in its exact location in the text flow.
float The object is not anchored and may be moved to a new column, a new window, a new page, the end of the document, etc.
margin In print, the object should be placed in the margin or gutter; online, the object should remain closely associated with the text.
Default value: float