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🥡 Vertically center content in the remaining screen space on a page
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<!DOCTYPE html> | |
<html lang="en"> | |
<head> | |
<meta charset="UTF-8" /> | |
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /> | |
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> | |
<title>Center Content Vertically in the Remaining Screen Space</title> | |
<style> | |
html, | |
body { | |
/* 1. the `html` and `body` must be able to grow to fill the entire viewport */ | |
min-height: 100vh; | |
height: 100%; | |
} | |
.container { | |
/* 2. the container must be able to grow to fill the entire viewport */ | |
min-height: 100vh; | |
height: 100%; | |
/* 3. and must be a flex container */ | |
display: flex; | |
flex-direction: column; | |
} | |
main { | |
/* 4. the main content must be able to grow to fill the remaining space */ | |
height: 100%; | |
flex-grow: 1; | |
/* 5. Center the content vertically inside main */ | |
display: flex; | |
flex-direction: column; | |
justify-content: center; | |
} | |
/* The rest is just for styling purposes */ | |
html, | |
body { | |
margin: 0; | |
padding: 0; | |
} | |
header, | |
main { | |
background-color: #f1f1f1; | |
border: 2px solid black; | |
border-radius: 8px; | |
padding: 30px; | |
margin: 20px; | |
font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, sans-serif; | |
font-weight: 600; | |
font-size: 24px; | |
text-align: center; | |
} | |
</style> | |
</head> | |
<body> | |
<div class="container"> | |
<header>Header</header> | |
<main> | |
<p>Main</p> | |
<p> | |
I'm some content who wants to be centered<br />vertically in the | |
remaining space | |
</p> | |
</main> | |
</div> | |
</body> | |
</html> |
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