The dropdown menu shows under icon element:
body {
padding: 50px;
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<div class="kt-portlet__head-toolbar mr-3 pull-right">
<div class="btn-group">
<span class="btn btn-sm btn-primary btn-icon btn-icon-md" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<i style="padding: 0" class="la la-ellipsis-h" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</span>
<div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right">
<a>Mark as completed</a>
<a>Edit</a>
<a>Delete</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
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