In this article, i have compiled a list of different css tricks to center a div horizontally and vertically center on a page, choose a trick or two, and make it your favorite. method 1: using flex. i wanted this technique to be on top since it's my favorite of all. in this trick, all the css properties are defined under the parent container. Summary. in this article, we saw how to center a div using 10 different methods. those methods were: using position: relative, absolute and top, left offset values. using position: relative and absolute, top, left, right and bottom offset values and margin: auto. using flexbox, justify content and align item.
W3schools offers free online tutorials, references and exercises in all the major languages of the web. covering popular subjects like html, css, javascript, python, sql, java, and many, many more. 5 methods to center a div horizontally and vertically in css. 1. display: flex. the display: flex method uses the css flexbox layout to center the div both horizontally and vertically within its parent container. you can add the following css to the parent container: .container {. display: flex; align items: center;. 1. center div vertically using flexbox. using flexbox you can align elements both in the horizontal and vertical direction. here we will align the div in the vertical direction. first, you need to define display: flex to the parent element. now the element inside this parent element becomes flex items. First position the div's top left corner at the center of the page (using position: fixed; top: 50%; left: 50% ). then, translate moves it up by 50% of the div's height to center it vertically on the page. finally, translate also moves the div to the right by 50% of it's width to center it horizontally.
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