ul.todo li .buttons { width: 100px; height: 50px; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; } ul.todo li .buttons button { width: 50px; height: 50px; float: left; background: none; border: 0; box-shadow: none; outline: none; -webkit-appearance: none; -moz-appearance: none; -ms-appearance: none; -o-appearance: none; appearance: none; } <ul class="todo"> <li>This is an item!</li> <div class="buttons"> <button></button> <button></button> </div> </ul> <ul class="todo"> <li>This is an item!</li> </ul> <ul class="todo"> <li>This is an item!</li> </ul> Do not want to work the first two rules.