center the content of a div css code example

Example 1: css align center

//HTML
<div class="parent">
	<span>Hello World</span>
</div>

//CSS
.parent {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

Example 2: how to horizontal center a div in css

#inner {
  width: 50%;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

Example 3: how to align contents of div in center

1. Enclose the div that you want to center with a parent element 
(commonly known as a wrapper or container)

2. Set “text-align: center” to parent element.

3. Then set the inside div to “display: inline-block”

Example 4: css align center

.center {
  margin: auto;
  width: 50%;
  border: 3px solid green;
  padding: 10px;
}

Example 5: css center div

<!-- 
	 Simple CSS CENTER DIV Example
 	 
	 * See Fiddle in link for PoC *
-->

<div class="parent">
  <div class="child">
    <p>
      Eh Up Me Duck!
    </p>
  </div>
</div>

<style>
.parent {
  /* Just for aesthetics: see fiddle */
  border: 1px solid black;
  padding: 2px;
}

.child {
  border: 1px solid red;
  width: 50%;
  
  /* This is where the magic happens */
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  /**********************************/
}

p {
  /* As you do */
  text-align: center;
}
</style>

Example 6: 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>

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