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 CSS Layout - Horizontal & Vertical Align CSS

CSS Layout - Horizontal & Vertical Align  


CSS Layout - Horizontal & Vertical Align

Center Align Elements

To horizontally center a block element (like <div>), use margin: auto;

Setting the width of the element will prevent it from stretching out to the edges of its container.

The element will then take up the specified width, and the remaining space will be split equally between the two margins:

Example

.center {
  margin: auto;
  width: 50%;
  border: 3px solid green;
  padding: 10px;
}

Note: Center aligning has no effect if the width property is not set (or set to 100%).

Center Align Text

To just center the text inside an element, use text-align: center;

Example

.center {
  text-align: center;
  border: 3px solid green;
}

Center an Image

To center an image, set left and right margin to auto and make it into a block element:

Example

img {
  display: block;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  width: 40%;
}

Left and Right Align - Using position

One method for aligning elements is to use position: absolute;:

Example

.right {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0px;
  width: 300px;
  border: 3px solid #73AD21;
  padding: 10px;
}

Note: Absolute positioned elements are removed from the normal flow, and can overlap elements.

Left and Right Align - Using float

Another method for aligning elements is to use the float property:

Example

.right {
  float: right;
  width: 300px;
  border: 3px solid #73AD21;
  padding: 10px;
}

Center Vertically - Using padding

There are many ways to center an element vertically in CSS. A simple solution is to use top and bottom padding:

Example

.center {
  padding: 70px 0;
  border: 3px solid green;
}

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