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CSS: Center child w/ unknown size
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/* Source: http://css-tricks.com/centering-in-the-unknown/ */ | |
/* This parent can be any width and height */ | |
.block { | |
text-align: center; | |
} | |
/* The ghost, nudged to maintain perfect centering */ | |
.block:before { | |
content: ''; | |
display: inline-block; | |
height: 100%; | |
vertical-align: middle; | |
margin-right: -0.25em; /* Adjusts for spacing */ | |
} | |
/* The element to be centered, can | |
also be of any width and height */ | |
.centered { | |
display: inline-block; | |
vertical-align: middle; | |
width: 300px; | |
} |
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