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<AbsoluteFill>

A helper component - it is an absolutely positioned <div> with the following styles:

Styles of AbsoluteFill
ts
const style: React.CSSProperties = {
  top: 0,
  left: 0,
  right: 0,
  bottom: 0,
  width: "100%",
  height: "100%",
  display: "flex",
  flexDirection: "column",
};
Styles of AbsoluteFill
ts
const style: React.CSSProperties = {
  top: 0,
  left: 0,
  right: 0,
  bottom: 0,
  width: "100%",
  height: "100%",
  display: "flex",
  flexDirection: "column",
};

This component is useful for layering content on top of each other. For example, you can use it to create a full-screen video background:

Layer example
tsx
import { AbsoluteFill, OffthreadVideo } from "remotion";
 
const MyComp = () => {
  return (
    <AbsoluteFill>
      <AbsoluteFill>
        <OffthreadVideo src="https://example.com/video.mp4" />
      </AbsoluteFill>
      <AbsoluteFill>
        <h1>This text is written on top!</h1>
      </AbsoluteFill>
    </AbsoluteFill>
  );
};
Layer example
tsx
import { AbsoluteFill, OffthreadVideo } from "remotion";
 
const MyComp = () => {
  return (
    <AbsoluteFill>
      <AbsoluteFill>
        <OffthreadVideo src="https://example.com/video.mp4" />
      </AbsoluteFill>
      <AbsoluteFill>
        <h1>This text is written on top!</h1>
      </AbsoluteFill>
    </AbsoluteFill>
  );
};

The layers that get rendered last appear on top - this is because of how HTML works.

Adding a ref​

You can add a React ref to an <AbsoluteFill> from version v3.2.13 on. If you use TypeScript, you need to type it with HTMLDivElement:

tsx
const MyComp = () => {
  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  return <AbsoluteFill ref={ref}>{content}</AbsoluteFill>;
};
tsx
const MyComp = () => {
  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  return <AbsoluteFill ref={ref}>{content}</AbsoluteFill>;
};

See also​