# Float

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## Overview

A float block that wraps other theme or app blocks and positions them absolutely according to x and y coordinate settings. Supports responsive positioning for different desktop and mobile layouts with rotation effects for dynamic floating content.

## Common use cases

* Position blocks at specific coordinates on the page for floating elements like tooltips, badges, or overlays
* Ensure the parent container has position: relative for proper positioning
* Use responsive positioning for different desktop and mobile layouts
* Apply rotation effects for dynamic floating content

## Compatible blocks

The following blocks can be nested within this block:

* All theme blocks
* App blocks

## Block settings

### General

| Setting                | Description                                                                       | Options                   |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Show advanced settings | Reveals enable color difference, visibility, load animation, and scroll animation | Checkbox (default: false) |

### Color

| Setting                 | Description                                      | Options                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Color scheme            | Controls the background and text colors          | <p>• Body<br>• Neutral<br>• Accent 1<br>• Accent 2<br>• Accent 3<br>• Shade 1<br>• Shade 2<br>• Shade 3<br>• Primary<br>• Secondary<br>• Tertiary<br>• Blur<br>• Transparent (default)</p> |
| Color border            | Controls the border color                        | <p>• Body<br>• Subtle (default)<br>• Strong<br>• Primary<br>• Secondary<br>• Tertiary<br>• None<br><br>Visible when border position is not blank</p>                                       |
| Enable color difference | Applies mix-blend-difference for visual contrast | <p>Checkbox (default: false)<br><br>Visible when <strong>Show advanced settings</strong> is on</p>                                                                                         |

### Style

| Setting         | Description                   | Options                                                                                                            |
| --------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Border position | Controls where borders appear | <p>• None (default)<br>• Top<br>• Bottom<br>• Left<br>• Right<br>• Top and bottom<br>• Left and right<br>• All</p> |

### Layout (desktop)

| Setting              | Description                                        | Options                   |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Vertical alignment   | Vertical position percentage on desktop            | 0 - 100 % (default: 50)   |
| Horizontal alignment | Horizontal position percentage on desktop          | 0 - 100 % (default: 50)   |
| Width                | Width of the floating block as viewport percentage | 5 - 100 % (default: 30)   |
| Rotation             | Rotation angle in degrees                          | 0 - 360 deg (default: 15) |

### Layout (mobile)

| Setting              | Description                                        | Options                   |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Vertical alignment   | Vertical position percentage on mobile             | 0 - 100 % (default: 50)   |
| Horizontal alignment | Horizontal position percentage on mobile           | 0 - 100 % (default: 50)   |
| Width                | Width of the floating block as viewport percentage | 5 - 100 % (default: 70)   |
| Rotation             | Rotation angle in degrees                          | 0 - 360 deg (default: 15) |

### Display

| Setting          | Description                          | Options                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Visibility       | Controls when the block is visible   | <p>• All (default)<br>• Mobile only<br>• Desktop only</p><p><br><br>Visible when <strong>Show advanced settings</strong> is on</p>                                                                                                               |
| Load animation   | Animation when the block first loads | <p>• None (default)<br>• Fade<br>• Fade up<br>• Offset fade<br>• Offset fade up</p><p><br><br>Visible when <strong>Show advanced settings</strong> is on and <strong>Scroll animation</strong> is <strong>None</strong></p>                      |
| Scroll animation | Adds scroll-triggered animations     | <p>• None (default)<br>• Fade<br>• Slide up<br>• Slide down<br>• Slide left<br>• Slide right<br>• Zoom</p><p><br><br>Visible when <strong>Show advanced settings</strong> is on and <strong>Load animation</strong> is <strong>None</strong></p> |


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