display ipywidgets overlapping using z-index code example

Example: how to set alignment of each dropdown widget in jupyter

from ipywidgets import Layout, Button, Box

items_layout = Layout( width='auto')     # override the default width of the button to 'auto' to let the button grow

box_layout = Layout(display='flex',
                    flex_flow='column',
                    align_items='stretch',
                    border='solid',
                    width='50%')

words = ['correct', 'horse', 'battery', 'staple']
items = [Button(description=word, layout=items_layout, button_style='danger') for word in words]
box = Box(children=items, layout=box_layout)
box