4 ways to center content with CSS

Flexbox

Using flexbox to vertically and horizontally center content is usually the preferred method. All it takes is three lines of code in the container element to set display: flex and then center the child element vertically and horizontally using align-items: center and justify-content: center respectively. You can view the Flexbox centering snippet for the code and examples.

Grid

Using the grid module is very much similar to flexbox and is also quite common, especially if you are already using grid in your layout. The only difference from the previous technique is the display which is set to grid instead. You can view the Grid centering snippet for the code and examples.

Transform

Transform centering uses, as the name implies, CSS transforms to center an element. It depends on the container element having a position: relative, allowing the child element to utilize position: absolute to position itself. Then left: 50% and top: 50% are used to offset the child element and transform: translate(-50%, -50%) to negate its position. You can view the Transform centering snippet for the code and examples.

Table

Last but not least, table centering is an older technique which you might favor when working with older browsers. It depends on the container element having a display: table, allowing the child element to utilize display: table-cell in combination with text-align: center and vertical-align: middle in order to center itself horizontally and vertically. You can view the Display table centering snippet for the code and examples.

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