html how to center div code example

Example 1: div align center

.center {
  text-align: center;
}

// or

<div style="text-align:center">
</div>

Example 2: how to center text in css

.class {
	text-align: center;
}

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>

Example 4: how to center a div

<div class="container">
  <div class="child"></div>
</div>

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