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12,296 PointsQuestion about centering with margin:auto
I noticed that sometimes margin: 0 auto
doesn't center my element on the page. Are these the requirements for centering that way?
1) Must be a display:block element; 2) Must have a width value.
Are there more requirements or am i wrong?
2 Answers
Nathan Tallack
22,160 PointsYeah, you need a width. Try setting your width to 90%. Avoid a px value here because if your browser window is narrower then you will get the horizontal scroll bars.
Matthew Stanley
1,071 PointsAlways remember Nathan's advice, because having to scroll horizontally is Hell on Earth.