how to center a box in css code example

Example 1: center a div in css

.container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

Example 2: css align items vertical center

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

Example 3: centering css elements

// add to the parent element
.parent {
	display: grid;
    place-items: center;
}

Example 4: how to center a div

.container {
  ...
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

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: center a div

<div id="outer">
  <div id="inner">Foo foo</div>
</div>
//css:, demo with border
<style>
#inner {
  display: table;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

#outer {
  border: 1px solid red;
  width:100%
}
</style>