How to vertical align text in css code example

Example 1: css align text vertically

/* HTML: */
<div class="text">
lorem ipsum
</div>


/* CSS: */
.text {
vertical-align: middle;
/*can take any value of:
baseline | sub | super | text-top | text-bottom | middle | top | bottom | <percentage> | <length> */
}

Example 2: text vertical align css

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style type="text/css">
      div {
        display: table-cell;
        width: 250px;
        height: 200px;
        vertical-align: middle;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div>Vertically aligned text</div>
  </body>
</html>

Example 3: how to center div

<!--center text-->
<!--padding deals with margins within the element itself-->
<!--margin deals with blank space surrounding and element-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.center {
  margin: auto;
  width: 80%;
  border: 3px solid #73AD21;
  padding: 10px; 
  margin: 20px;
}
</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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