I am trying to center 3 boxes in the middle of my container. However, I cannot get it working.
What am I doing wrong?
HTML
<div id="boxes">
<div class="box">Box1</div>
<div class="box">Box2</div>
<div class="box">Box3</div>
</div>
CSS
#boxes {
width: 800px;
background-color: yellow;
float: left;
}
#boxes .box {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
margin: 10px;
float: left;
background-color: blue;
}
JSFiddle with the problem: http://jsfiddle.net/3cUF5/
If you need a crossbrowser solution, then use display: inline-block for inner boxes and align with text-align: center on parent.
Example fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/RhBEz/1/
Css
#boxes {
width: 800px;
background-color: yellow;
float: left;
text-align: center;
}
#boxes .box {
display: inline-block;
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
margin: 10px;
background-color: blue;
}
A second approach is using display: flex, but this will work only on recent Chrome and Firefox:
Example: http://jsfiddle.net/2mxET/1/
Css
#boxes {
width: 800px;
background-color: yellow;
float: left;
display: flex;
justify-content:center;
}
#boxes .box {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
margin: 10px;
background-color: blue;
}
Using float: left on .box means they cannot be centered. You also needed to add text-align: center to #boxes
Please see a working version here http://jsfiddle.net/s455x/
Just add margin:0 auto; for #boxes
CSS
#boxes {
width: 800px;
background-color: yellow;
float: left;
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
}
Now your outer container #boxes is aligned to center
http://jsfiddle.net/3cUF5/2/
#boxes {
text-align: center;
}
#boxes .box {
float: left; /* removed this line */
display: inline-block;
}
When you're trying to center elements, it's not a good idea to use floats. You have two basic options when centering elements.
do display: inline-block; to the child elements, and text-align: center; to the parent element
or
do display: block; to the element you want centered, as well as margin: 0 auto;
Not sure what browsers' you are trying to support but FlexBox makes this super easy, and if non-supported browsers are a requirement then you can just provide a fallback that works.
Related
I'm trying to center align a div that is located within another div. I want to vertically center the "options" div that is located inside the "plan-container"
Thanks in advance.
.plan-container {
width: 960px;
height: auto;
margin-top: 62px;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: red;
}
.options {
float: left;
width: 151px;
height: 100px;
background-color: green;
}
.plan {
float: left;
width: 220px;
height: 600px;
margin-left: 23px;
background-color: purple;
}
.plan:last-child {
float: right;
}
.plan-featured{
width: 300px;
height: 600px;
background-color: purple;
}
<div class="plan-container">
<div class="options">Options</div>
<div class="plan">Box one</div>
<div class="plan plan-featured">Box two</div>
<div class="plan">Box three</div>
</div>
Vucko's answer is correct. I wanted to add a comment, but since I don't have enough reputation yet, I'll just post it as an answer.
You can use the vertical-align property on the inner div that needs centering. This property only works on elements that have display:inline-block or display:table. Refer to the actual spec here.
Repeating Vucko's answer:
.options {
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
}
You can use inline-block instead of float, and than you can use the vertical-align property:
.plan-container>div{
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
}
JSFiddle
However, beware of the whitespace issue.
Try it-
.plan-container {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap; /* optional. only if you want the items to wrap */
justify-content: center; /* for horizontal alignment */
align-items: center; /* for vertical alignment */
}
Basically, I am trying to put two circles next to each other (instead of on top)inside of a container.
However, there's a space between them and I want to get rid of it. How can I put two (or more) circles together?
https://jsfiddle.net/hLsu9qj0/
<div class="container">
<div class="circle">
circle 1
</div>
<div class="circle">
circle 2
</div>
</div>
css:
.container {
position: relative;
margin: 0 auto;
line-height: 50px;
height: 50px;
}
.container .circle {
height: 50px;
width: 50px;
background-color: blue;
border-radius: 50%;
text-align: center;
margin: 0 auto;
display: inline;
}
thanks everyone for your help!!!
It looks like all you're missing in your CSS is a float: left on the .container .circle { rule
UPDATED
One potential solution to the centering question (from comments) might be to make the .container div the size of the circles and center that
.container {
position: relative;
margin: 0 auto;
line-height: 50px;
width: 100px;
}
.container .circle {
height: 50px;
width: 50px;
background-color: blue;
border-radius: 50%;
text-align: center;
display: block;
margin: 0 auto;
float: left;
}
Or, as someone else suggested use display: inline-block and then set text-align: center on the .container
.container {
position: relative;
margin: 0 auto;
line-height: 50px;
text-align: center;
}
.container .circle {
height: 50px;
width: 50px;
background-color: blue;
border-radius: 50%;
text-align: center;
display: inline-block;
margin: 0 auto;
}
Try adding float to .container .circle
float:left
check this https://jsfiddle.net/hLsu9qj0/2/
Use display: inline-block; instead of display: block;.
And give margin: 0 5px; to .container .circle to give space between.
You can use float:left also.
.container .circle {
height: 50px;
width: 50px;
background-color: blue;
border-radius: 50%;
text-align: center;
display: inline-block;
margin: 0 5px;
}
Updated Fiddle
UPDATED : JsFiddle
OPTIONAL :
This is for overlapping of two circle.Take a look in JsFiddle
Second Way : Link
HTML:
<div class="container">
<div class="circle">circle 1</div>
<div class="circle">circle 2</div>
</div>
CSS:
.container {
position: relative;
width: 95%;
margin: 0 auto;
line-height: 50px;
}
.container .circle {
height: 50px;
width: 50px;
background-color: blue;
border-radius: 50%;
text-align: center;
display: block;
margin: 0 auto;
margin-left:5px;
float:left;
}
Use float left in circle div
.container .circle {float:left;}
checkit out this http://jsfiddle.net/hLsu9qj0/9/
You should simply add the float:left; to the circle class. To guarantee also a good alignment, I suggest fixing the width and height of the container and set: height:100% to the circle, check the link:
//jsfiddle.net/hLsu9qj0/
you can use inside the container 2 div
<div class="container">
<div class="col-md-6">
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
</div>
</div>
put your code inside the 2 div column it defiantly works bootstrap but you need bootstrap css link inside your .html page
If you want to center them, change width of .container to .container {
clear: both;
overflow: hidden;
width: 23%;}
I'm adding padding to my left table cell but center and right cell also gets top padding. How do I remove padding from center and right cell?
the center and right cells are still top padded.
http://jsfiddle.net/o50s8ucj/
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.left, .center, .right {
display: table-cell;
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
}
.center, .right {
display: table-cell;
width: 100px;
padding: 0;
}
.left {
padding: 10px;
background: yellow;
}
.center {
background: pink;
}
.right {
background: orange;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="left">a</div>
<div class="center">b</div>
<div class="right">c</div>
</body>
</html>
I think what you want is to use vertical-align:top;
.left, .center, .right {
display: table-cell;
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
vertical-align:top;
}
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/o50s8ucj/2/
When executed in the fiddle shared by you, it is padded only in the left and center,right remains without padding
I think you need to add text-align: center and vertical-align : middle property to your class .left, .center and .right.
see this JS fiddle link : http://jsfiddle.net/4gnrnwka/
Hope this will help you.
If you replace display:table-cell with display:inline-block the padding on top of the center and right rectangles is eliminated as follows:
* {
margin: 0;
/*padding: 0;*/
}
.left, .center, .right {
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
}
.center, .right {
display: inline-block;
width: 100px;
padding: 0;
}
.left {
display: inline-block;
padding: 10px;
background: yellow;
}
.center {
background: pink;
}
.right {
background: orange;
}
Also see http://jsfiddle.net/o50s8ucj/6/
Only the left cell is getting top padding, center and right cells are padding-free.
Have a class for the page, a container class for rows of div-boxes, and box class to style all of the boxes..
The rows of div-boxes need to be centered on the page..
What combination of width + display + margin is required (cross-browser)?
The boxes are floating-left, which seems to be the origin of the question..
Current CSS:
.page {
width: 100%;
}
.container {
width: 100%;
display: block;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.box {
float: left;
margin: %;
}
You'd want to use display:inline-block in your boxes, effectively treating them like text and then set text-align:center in your container
.container {
width: 100%;
display: block;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
.box {
display: inline-block;
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
background: grey;
}
Demo fiddle
I made a jsFiddle. Its fixed width. my question is how many .box elements will there be?
if its dynamic then use some javascript to work out the widths of '.box'
http://jsfiddle.net/james_nicholson/4P9s8/10/
.page {
width: 100%;
border:1px solid black;
height:auto;
}
.container {
width: 440px;
display: block;
margin: 0 auto;
background:blue;
min-height:500px;
}
.box {
float: left;
width: 100px;
background: red;
margin: 5px;
display: block;
height: 100px;
}
Why the second DIV when using display: inline-block is pushing downward?
Here is my code what I have tried.
HTML
<div class="div1"></div><div class="div2"></div>
CSS
.div1{
width: 400px;
height: 500px;
background: #F00;
display: inline-block;
}
.div2{
width: 300px;
height: 200px;
background: #00F;
display: inline-block;
}
jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/enve/fbreJ/
I know that it works using float: left, but I can't use it in what I am trying to do.
Because that's the way inline-block elements work.
To fix that, just add a vertical aligment:
.div2 {
vertical-align: top;
}
jsFiddle Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/enve/fbreJ/1/