# Flash on top of flash - how to "z-index"?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 17, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-on-top-of-flash-how-to-z-index/247002 "2007-12-17T17:32:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-on-top-of-flash-how-to-z-index/247002/1 "2007-12-17T17:32:05Z")

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I have two flash animations. One of them are placed in a div layer that is relative. The other one is placed in a div layer that is absolute. I want the flash animation within the absolute div to be placed on top/over the other flash animation, but in some strange way that doesn’t seem to be possible ☹

The flash animation that should have the lowest order/z-index is placed in a div (relative) with a z-index of -100 and the flash animation that should have the highest order/z-index is placed in a div (absolute) with a z-index of +100 (without the plus sign of course). I thought this was possible. To get two flash over each other and that I could decide which one of them going to be on top.  
What is the thing that decides that one of the flash animations always should be on top?