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What are the ways to horizontally center an element on a web page?

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@JaySODec 05.2022 — There are several ways to horizontally center an element on a web page. One way is to use the margin: 0 auto property in your CSS. This will center the element within its parent container.

Another way is to use the text-align: center property on the parent element to center the child element within it.

Additionally, you can use the display: flex and justify-content: center properties on the parent element to center the child element horizontally within the parent.

Finally, you can use the position: absolute and left: 50% properties in combination with the transform: translateX(-50%) property to center the element on the page.
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@ElBiastoJan 18.2023 — There are several ways to horizontally center an element on a web page:

Using Flexbox: You can use the display: flex property on the parent container and then use justify-content: center to center the child element horizontally.

Using Grid Layout: You can use the display: grid property on the parent container and then use place-items: center to center the child element horizontally.

Using CSS Transform: You can use the transform: translateX(-50%) property on the child element to horizontally center it within the parent container.

Using Margin Auto: You can set the left and right margins of the child element to auto and that will center the element horizontally within its parent container

Using absolute positioning: You can set the position of the child element to absolute, set the left and right properties to 0 and then set the margin left and right properties to auto.

Using Text Align: You can use the text-align: center property on the parent container to center the child element if it is a inline or inline-block element.
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