You also set the top and bottom margins to 0, which is unrelated. Better putting margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto I think. Show 12 more comments. SabaAhang the correct syntax for that would be float: none; and is probably only needed because inner has inherited a float of either left or right from somewhere else in your CSS.
This is a nice solution. Just keep in mind that inner will inherit text-align so you may want to set inner's text-align to initial or some other value. Safari, as of now, still requires -webkit flags for flexbox display: -webkit-flex; and -webkit-align-items: center; and -webkit-justify-content: center; — Joe Hansen. I always think that use lots code is bad practice for example with this code I center my div: display: table; margin: auto; simple and easy — simon.
Suppose that your div is pixels wide:. I don't like this solution because when the inner element is too broad for the screen, you can't scroll over the whole element horizontally. The default width for most block level elements is auto, which fills the available area on screen.
Just being centered places it in the same position as left alignment. If you wish it to be visually centered you should set a width or a max-width although Internet Explorer 6 and earlier do not support this, and IE 7 only supports it in standards mode. Note that you must declare a width on the element you wish to center horizontally or height if centering vertically. Here's a comprehensive explanation: codepen. You cannot use padding within the div, but if you want to give the illusion use a border of the same color.
Some posters have mentioned the CSS 3 way to center using display:box. The Flexbox specification has gone through 3 major revisions. The most recent draft is from Sept , which officially deprecates all previous drafts. However, browser support is spotty particularly old Android browsers : stackoverflow. This worked for me in Chrome when Justin Poliey's version didn't. Isn't the "justify-content: center;" for the vertical alignment and the "align-items: center;" for the horizontal alignment?
WouterVanherck it depends on the flex-direction value. If it is 'row' the default - then justify-content: center; is for the horizontal alignment like I mentioned in the answer If it is 'column' - then justify-content: center; is for the vertical alignment. Salman von Abbas. I used this, too, but I've never encountered display: table; before.
What does it do? Centering a div of unknown height and width Horizontally and vertically. This is the only one that works for perfect centering and will remain centered even after the contents in the div are modified. It's a nice trick, but there is a little caveat. But it's possible to keep the content inline by setting in the centered element the white-space attribute to nowrap. Try that in this JSFiddle. Say because the content is dynamic? I use width: fit-content; and margin: 0 auto. The trick is to specify that the outer block is to be formatted as a table cell, because the contents of a table cell can be centered vertically.
The example below centers a paragraph inside a block that has a certain given height. A separate example shows a paragraph that is centered vertically in the browser window, because it is inside a block that is absolutely positioned and as tall as the window. At this time , a good way to center blocks vertically without using absolute positioning which may cause overlapping text is still under discussion.
But if you know that overlapping text will not be a problem in your document, you can use the 'transform' property to center an absolutely positioned element. For example: This paragraph is vertically centered. Centering vertically and horizontally in CSS level 3 We can extend both methods to center horizontally and vertically at the same time. Apply following properties to.
Apply following property to. Using margin: auto on a flex item will not only horizontally center the element as it did in block layouts, but also center it in the vertical axis:. Apply following properties on. Follow me for more awesome content.
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The developer homepage gitconnected. Sign in. You can use the "clearfix hack" to fix this see example below. There are many ways to center an element vertically in CSS. A simple solution is to use top and bottom padding :. To center both vertically and horizontally, use padding and text-align: center :. Another trick is to use the line-height property with a value that is equal to the height property:.
I am vertically and horizontally centered. If padding and line-height are not options, another solution is to use positioning and the transform property:. Tip: You will learn more about the transform property in our 2D Transforms Chapter. You can also use flexbox to center things.
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