center text vertical and horizontal 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: center with css

.parent {
  position: relative;
}
.child {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

Example 3: css center text in div vertically

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      ...
      <style type="text/css">
         div{
         width: 200px;
         height: 200px;
         border: solid green;
         display: table-cell;
         vertical-align: middle;
         }
      </style>
   </head>
   <body>
      <div>Vertikal ausgerichteter Text</div>
   </body>
</html>

Example 4: 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>

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