center element within div code example

Example 1: how to center a div element

/*ADD MARGIN auto to left and right*/
.box1{
    width:80%;
    margin:0 auto;
}

Example 2: how to assign something in center inside a div

IMG.displayed {
    display: block;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto }
...
<IMG class="displayed" src="..." alt="...">

Example 3: center element in div

/* html */
<h1>Centering with CSS</h1>

<h3>Text-Align Method</h3>
<div class="blue-square-container">
  <div class="blue-square"></div>
</div>

<h3>Margin Auto Method</h3>
<div class="yellow-square"></div>

<h3>Absolute Positioning Method</h3>
<div class="green-square"></div>

/* css */
h1,
h3 {
  text-align: center;
}

.blue-square-container {
  text-align: center;
}

.blue-square {
  background-color: #0074D9;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  display: inline-block;
}