position:relative breaks out of overflow constraints

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In any non-quirks mode doctype, content with position:relative within a block container with overflow: auto, scroll or hidden and a height shorter than its contents, will spill out past the bottom of the container.

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Reported by: Emmett Pickerel.

Explorer 5-6 Windows, Explorer 7 beta 2 | Reported on 9 September 2005.

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Posted by Trevor Ochocki on 7 March 2006

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I just wanted to mention that I have encountered this for the width as well.

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