align items in a div to center code example
Example 1: css center position
/**************** 1º method to center all elements ********************/
body {
text-align: center;
}
/* If all of your elements have the property display equal to "inline",
"block" or "inline-block", then you can use the text-align: center in
the <body> tag */
tag_name {
display: inline; /* block or inline-block*/
}
/*...but if we have an element of type "block" with a width diferente
from the default (maximum width of the page), then this will no
longer work!*/
tag_name {
display: block;
width: 170px;
}
/**************** 2º method to center all elements ********************/
/* Another method, is to use the margins to center the element
horizontally and/or vertically */
tag_name {
display: block;
width: 100px;
margin: 0 auto 0 auto; /* top, right, bottom, left */
}
Example 2: how to center div
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.center {
margin: auto;
width: 80%;
border: 3px solid #73AD21;
padding: 10px; # deals with margins within the element itself
margin: 20px; # deals with area around outside of element
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Center Align Elements</h2>
<p>To horizontally center a block element (like div), use margin: auto;</p>
<div class="center">
<p><b>Note: </b>Using margin:auto will not work in IE8, unless a !DOCTYPE is declared.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>