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Vertically center content using pseudo elements
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index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JS Bin</title>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="box">OMG! I'm centered!</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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vertically-center.css
.container {
background: yellow;
display: block;
width: 300px;
height: 300px;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
}
.box {
width: 150px;
text-align: center;
}
.container:after {
content: '';
display: inline-block;
height: inherit;
vertical-align: middle;
width: 0;
}
.container .box {
display: inline-block;
white-space: normal;
width: 100%;
}
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