CSS: How do you center horizontally? [duplicate] - html

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once again I have a problem with centering elements. I have this HTML/CSS:
<section class="btmfix">
<div class="menurow">
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="index.html">HOME</a>
</div>
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="about.html">ABOUT</a>
</div>
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="product.html">PRODUCT</a>
</div>
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="request.php">REQUEST</a>
</div>
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="contact.html">CONTACT</a>
</div>
</div>
</section>
.menurow {
height: auto;
display: inline-block;
margin: 0 auto;
width: auto;
}
.btmfix {
display: block;
padding-bottom: 0px;
}
.col {
padding: 0px;
display: block;
}
.sml-btn {
color: #000;
text-decoration:none;
background-color:#444;
margin: 3px;
width: 180px !important;
/* width:auto !important;*/
padding: .3rem 1rem;
font-size: 1.25rem;
line-height: 1.5;
border-radius: .3rem;
display: inline-block;
/* font-weight: 00;*/
text-align: center;
vertical-align: middle;
border: 1px solid #fff;
cursor: pointer;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-shadow: 1px 0px #fff;
}
https://jsfiddle.net/crapomat/pLt5j0sy/5/
I want the links to be centered, but I cant figure out how. I tried the margin: 0 auto; method, this is found in almost every tutorial, but it doesn't work here. Do you know why? Can you help me?
Thx in advance

Answer 1

To center menu horizontally you need to apply text-align: center; on .col class.
Here is the working example:
.menurow {}
.btmfix {
display: block;
padding-bottom: 0px;
}
.col {
padding: 0px;
text-align: center;
}
.sml-btn {
color: #000;
text-decoration:none;
background-color:#444;
margin: 3px;
width: 180px !important;
padding: .3rem 1rem;
font-size: 1.25rem;
line-height: 1.5;
border-radius: .3rem;
display: inline-block;
text-align: center;
vertical-align: middle;
border: 1px solid #fff;
cursor: pointer;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-shadow: 1px 0px #fff;
}
<section class="btmfix">
<div class="menurow">
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="index.html">HOME</a>
</div>
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="about.html">ABOUT</a>
</div>
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="product.html">PRODUCT</a>
</div>
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="request.php">REQUEST</a>
</div>
<div class="col">
<a class="sml-btn" href="contact.html">CONTACT</a>
</div>
</div>
</section>

Answer 2

you are given width:0; to menurow that is the issue and add col to text-align:center
.menurow {
width: 100%;
}
.col {
text-align: center;
}

Answer 3

If you want to take all menu group to center text-align:center; is enough
.btmfix {
display: block;
padding-bottom: 0px;
width: 100%;
text-align:center;
}
If you also want to show menu horizantally then float:left; is enough
.col {
padding: 0px;
display: block;
float:left;
}