<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
#static
{
width:100px;
height:100px;
background-color:green;
}

#absolute2
{
width:100px;
height:100px;
background-color:yellow;
position:absolute;
top: 0px;
left:100px;
}
#absolute3
{
width:100px;
height:100px;
background-color:red;
position:absolute;
top: 0px;
left: 200px;
}
</style>
</head>

<body>
<div id="static">
1. static
</div>
<div id="absolute2">
2. absolute
</div>
<div id="absolute3">
3. absolute
</div>
</body>
</html>