align an element to center css code example

Example 1: css vertical center

/*Remove comment to become a better programmer. */
/* No Flexbox */
.parent {
  position: relative;
}
.child {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

/* With Flexbox */

.parent {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

Example 2: how to center align the html element in css examples

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

# center text
.center {
  text-align: center;
  
border: 3px solid green;
}

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;
}