Click to see the offset.

Edit code and click me	Your Result (Some examples do not work in Google Chrome):
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("*", document.body).click(function (e) { var offset = $(this).offset(); e.stopPropagation(); $("#result").text(this.tagName + " coords ( " + offset.left + ", " + offset.top + " )"); }); }); </script> <style> p { margin-left:10px; color:blue; width:200px; cursor:pointer; } span { color:red; cursor:pointer; } div.abs { width:50px; height:50px; position:absolute; left:220px; top:35px; background-color:green; cursor:pointer; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="result">Click an element.</div> <p> This is the best way to <span>find</span> an offset. </p> <div class="abs"> </div> </body> </html>
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