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 When both a `width` and `height` are provided, this directive can be used to specify the method by which the image should **fit**.
 
+___
+
+### Position
+• **Keyword**: `position`
+• **Type**: _top_ \| _right top_ \| _right_ \| _right bottom_ \| _bottom_ \| _left bottom_ \| _left_ \| _left top_ \|
+    _north_ \| _northeast_ \| _east_ \| _southeast_ \| _south_ \| _southwest_ \| _west_ \| _northwest_ \| _center_ \| _centre_ \|
+    _cover_ \| _entropy_ \| _attention_
+
+When both `width` and `height` are provided AND the fit is one of `fit` of `cover` or `contain`, 
+this directive can be used to set the position of the image.
+
+See sharps [resize options](https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/api-resize#resize) for a detailed explanation of each.
+
 ___
 ### Rotate
 • **Keyword**: `rotate`<br>
diff --git a/src/directives/position.ts b/src/directives/position.ts
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+import { DirectiveContext, DirectiveOptions } from "../types";
+
+export const position = ({ position }: DirectiveOptions, ctx: DirectiveContext) => {
+    if (!position || !positionValues.includes(position)) return null
+
+    ctx.useParam('position')
+    ctx.setMetadata('position', position)
+
+    return position
+}
+
+const positionValues = ['top', 'right top', 'right', 'right bottom', 'bottom', 'left bottom', 'left', 'left top',
+    'north', 'northeast', 'east', 'southeast', 'south', 'southwest', 'west', 'northwest', 'center', 'centre',
+    'cover', 'entropy', 'attention']
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