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# No positions in optional float specifier

This is a standard LaTeX error which appears when you do not include a [float specifier](/latex/figures-and-tables/02-positioning-images-and-tables.md) in the options of a float i.e. the **`ht`** in **`\begin{figure}[ht]`**. The float specifier parameter is an option which allows us to have a greater control over where a figure is placed. The different placement options available to us are listed below:

| Specifier | Permission                                                                                                                                              |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| h         | Place the float *here*, i.e., *approximately* at the same point it occurs in the source text (however, not *exactly* at the spot)                       |
| t         | Position at the *top* of the page.                                                                                                                      |
| b         | Position at the *bottom* of the page.                                                                                                                   |
| p         | Put on a special *page* for floats only.                                                                                                                |
| !         | Override internal parameters LaTeX uses for determining "good" float positions.                                                                         |
| H         | Places the float at precisely the location in the LaTeX code. Requires the *float* package (*\usepackage{float}*). This is somewhat equivalent to *h!*. |

These *float specifiers* can be placed inside the square brackets when we create a float, such as **`\begin{figure}[h]`**. They can even be placed in combinations such as **`\begin{figure}[!htb]`**, which tells LaTeX to place the figure *here*, or *top*, or *bottom*. If you leave the square brackets blank by writing something like **`\begin{table}[]`**, an error message will appear such as the one shown below.

main.tex

No positions in optional float specifier.

## How to resolve the error

**Removing the square brackets:**

The simplest way to get rid of this error is to remove the square brackets when we are not using a float specifier i.e. instead of writing **`\begin{figure}[]`**, you could simply write **`\begin{figure}`**.

**Inserting a float specifier:**

Another way to resolve this error is by inserting a [float specifier](/latex/figures-and-tables/02-positioning-images-and-tables.md) telling LaTeX where you would like your float to appear. This should be included in the square brackets, such as **`\begin{figure}[h]`** or **`\begin{table}[!htb]`**.


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