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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="/lib/jquery-1.12.2.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ x = $("p").position(); $("#span1").text(x.top); $("#span2").text(x.left); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div style="border:1px solid black;padding:100px;margin:50px;"> <p>Position of this paragraph (relative to its parent element) is <span id="span1">x</span> top and <span id="span2">x</span> left.</p> <button>Get position</button> </div> </body> </html>