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Jul 08.2005

i want to center a div in css. not center the text, center the whole thing. basically i want to make a page with a fixed width, but its centered. i think you like set margins and then make its position relative or something. anyhu, i know it can be done, how?

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@IncaWarriorJul 08.2005 — margin: 0 auto;

width:xx;

margin centers it, but you need to set a width or it just spreads out and you won't see it centered
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@gameguy43authorJul 08.2005 — does work. tried doing that to the body, and tried adding a main wrapper div and adding that, and niether worked. missing something?

edit. i screwed around with it, found something that worked. thanks.
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@bathurst_guyJul 08.2005 — Just so everyone knows:

body {

text-align: center;

margin: 0;

padding: 0;

}

#wrapper {

margin: 0 auto;

width: 720px;

text-align: left;

}

<body>

<div id="wrapper>

<p>...</p>

</div>

</body>
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