Css position fixed on header hides content

Question

I am making a new website, and i have a problem with the header... I set the header's position to fixed, and that works but the content below the header is hidden. I tried to move the content down with margin-top: 10px, but all it did was move the header down.

Link to jsfiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/vwzhda41/

Answer 1

Give padding-top:58px; to the .responsiveContainer and add top:0; to the .header.

Jsfiddle

.responsiveContainer {
    width: 100%;
    // Add padding top
    padding-top: 58px;
}

.header {
    background-color: #000000;
    padding: 10px;
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    box-shadow: 0 5px 0 #232323;
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
    position: fixed;
    //   Add top 0
    top: 0;
}

According to MDN:

fixed

Do not leave space for the element. Instead, position it at a specified position relative to the screen's viewport and don't move it when scrolled. When printing, position it at that fixed position on every page. This value always create a new stacking context.

Answer 2

Try to use

padding-top: 58px;/*the height of the header*/` 

instead of

margin-top:10px;

Answer 3

You need put the <div class="header"> inside of a div with defined height, like:

<div class="heightTest">
<div class="header">
    <div class="navbar">
        <ul>
          ...
        </ul>
    </div>
</div>
</div>

and css:

.heightTest{height:90px;}

Jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/vwzhda41/2/