Horizontal & Vertical Align
https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_align.asp
Center Align Elements
To horizontally center a block element (like <div>), use margin: auto;
Setting the width of the element will prevent it from stretching out to the edges of its container.
The element will then take up the specified width, and the remaining space will be split equally between the two margins:
.center { margin: auto; width: 50%; border: 3px solid green; padding: 10px; }
Center Align Text
To just center the text inside an element, use text-align: center;
.center { text-align: center; border: 3px solid green; }
Center an Image
To center an image, set left and right margin to auto
and make it into a block
element:
img { display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 40%; }
Left and Right Align - Using position
One method for aligning elements is to use position: absolute;
:
.right { position: absolute; right: 0px; width: 300px; border: 3px solid #73AD21; padding: 10px; }
Left and Right Align - Using float
Another method for aligning elements is to use the float
property:
.right { float: right; width: 300px; border: 3px solid #73AD21; padding: 10px; }
The clearfix Hack
Without Clearfix
With Clearfix
Then we can add overflow: auto;
to the containing element to fix this problem
.clearfix { overflow: auto; }
Center Vertically - Using padding
There are many ways to center an element vertically in CSS. A simple solution is to use top and bottom padding
:
.center { padding: 70px 0; border: 3px solid green; }
To center both vertically and horizontally, use padding
and text-align: center
:
.center { padding: 70px 0; border: 3px solid green; text-align: center; }
Center Vertically - Using line-height
Another trick is to use the line-height
property with a value that is equal to the height
property:
.center { line-height: 200px; height: 200px; border: 3px solid green; text-align: center; }
.center p { line-height: 1.5; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; }
Center Vertically - Using position & transform
If padding
and line-height
are not options, another solution is to use positioning and the transform
property
.center { height: 200px; position: relative; border: 3px solid green; }
.center p { margin: 0; position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); }
Center Vertically - Using Flexbox
You can also use flexbox to center things. Just note that flexbox is not supported in IE10 and earlier versions:
.center { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; height: 200px; border: 3px solid green; }
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