How TO - Center Elements Vertically


Learn how to center an element vertically and horizontally with CSS.


I am vertically and horizontally centered.


How To Center Anything Vertically

Example

<style>
.container {
  height: 200px;
  position: relative;
  border: 3px solid green;
}

.vertical-center {
  margin: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}
</style>

<div class="container">
  <div class="vertical-center">
    <p>I am vertically centered.</p>
  </div>
</div>
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How To Center Vertically AND Horizontally

Example

<style>
.container {
  height: 200px;
  position: relative;
  border: 3px solid green;
}

.center {
  margin: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  -ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
</style>

<div class="container">
  <div class="center">
    <p>I am vertically and horizontally centered.</p>
  </div>
</div>
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You can also use flexbox to center things:

Example

.center {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  height: 200px;
  border: 3px solid green;
}
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Tip: Go to our CSS Align Tutorial to learn more about aligning elements.

Tip: Go to our CSS Transform Tutorial to learn more about how to scale elements.

Tip: Go to our CSS Flexbox Tutorial to learn more flexbox.


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