How to keep the header static, always on top while scrolling?

Question

How would I go about keeping my header from scrolling with the rest of the page? I thought about utilizing frame-sets and iframes, just wondering if there is a easier and more user friendly way, what would be the best-practice for doing this?

Answer 1

Note: This answer dates from 2010. Consider position: sticky in 2021, as mentioned in another answer.

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Use position: fixed on the div that contains your header, with something like

#header {   position: fixed; }  #content {   margin-top: 100px; } 

In this example, when #content starts off 100px below #header, but as the user scrolls, #header stays in place. Of course it goes without saying that you'll want to make sure #header has a background so that its content will actually be visible when the two divs overlap. Have a look at the position property here: http://reference.sitepoint.com/css/position