# I don't understand z-index

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-dont-understand-z-index/316443
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [November 21, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-dont-understand-z-index/316443 "2010-11-21T22:52:45Z")
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### Author: ![phlegma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@phlegma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phlegma)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-dont-understand-z-index/316443/1 "2010-11-21T22:52:45Z")

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I have put together an utterly simple example of how I am trying to use z-index but I just don’t get it. :jail:

#cl1 should be in front of #cl2

Please enlighten me?

[www.bigmapideas.com/test/](http://www.bigmapideas.com/test/)

Thanks so much…