get element top position jquery code example

Example 1: jquery get left position

var position = p.position();
var left = position.left; '<-- left value for p

Example 2: get left position based on container jquery

const childPos = obj.offset();
const parentPos = obj.parent().offset();
const childOffset = {
    top: childPos.top - parentPos.top,
    left: childPos.left - parentPos.left
}