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This article mainly introduces in detail the 7 ways of using CSS to center the container horizontally and vertically. It has certain reference value. Interested friends can refer to

This kind of CSS layout is usually used. There are quite a lot of them, and it is also a question that often comes up in interviews. You will find a lot of them after searching online, but I still want to summarize them myself.
There are many methods of this kind. This article only summarizes a few of them to deepen the impression.
The renderings are all like this:

Method 1: position plus margin


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.wrap {
    width
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    200px; height: 200px; background : yellow; position: relative; ##} .wrap .center {

    width
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  3. 100px

    ; height: 100px; background: green; margin: auto; position: absolute; left: 0; rightright: 0; top: 0; bottombottom: 0; }

  4. Compatibility: supported by all major browsers, but not supported by IE6
  5. Method 2:
  6. diaplay:table-cell

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/*&/ .wrap{

width
    :
  1. 200px

    ; height: 200px; background: yellow ; display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;

  2. } .center{ display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 100px; height: 100px; background : green;

  3. }

Compatibility: Due The reason for display:table-cell is that IE67 is not compatible

Method three: position plus transform


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position
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  1. relative

    ; background: yellow; width: 200px; height: 200px;} .center { position: absolute; background: green; top:50%; left:50%; -webkit-transform:translate(-50%,-50%); transform:translate(-50%,-50%); width: 100px; height: 100px; }

  2. Compatibility: Transform is not supported under IE9 and below, and the mobile version performs better.
  3. Method 4:
  4. flex;align-items: center;justify-content: center

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    1. /* css */ .wrap { background: yellow; width: 200px; height: 200px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify -content: center;

    2. } .center { background: green; width: 100px; height: 100px;

    3. }

    Mobile preferred

    Method five: display :flex;margin:auto


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    .wrap {
  1. background

    : yellow; width: 200px; height: 200px ; display: flex; } .

    center
  2. {
  3. background

    : green; width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: auto; }

  4. Preferred method for mobile terminal

Six:

Pure position

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  1. /* css */ .wrap { background: yellow; width: 200px; height: 200px; position: relative;

  2. } /**method one**/ .center { background: green; position: absolute; width: 100px; height: 100px; left: 50px; top: 50px;

  3. } /** Method Two**/ .center { background: green; position: absolute; width: 100px; height: 100px; left: 50%; top: 50%; margin-left:-50px; margin-top:-50px;

  4. }

Compatibility: Applicable to all browsers

Calculation formula for method one in method six As follows:
The left value calculation formula of the child element (conter): left=(width of the parent element - width of the child element) / 2=(200-100) / 2=50px;
Child element (conter) The top value calculation formula: top=(height of parent element - height of child element) / 2=(200-100) / 2=50px;
Method 2 calculation formula:
The left value is fixed at 50%;
The margin-left of the child element= -(width of the child element/2)=-100/2= -50px;
The top value is the same, fixed at 50%
The margin-top= of the child element -(Height of child element/2)=-100/2= -50px;

Method 7:Compatible with lower version browsers, no fixed width and height


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.table {
height

:

200px;/*The height value cannot be less*/ width

:
    200px
  1. ;

    / *The width value cannot be less*/ display: table; position: relative; float:left; background: yellow;

  2. } .tableCell { display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;

    :
  3. 10px
  4. ;

    *top: 50%;

    *
  5. left
  6. : 50%;

    } .
  7. content
  8. {

    *
  9. position
  10. :

    relative;

  11. *

    top: -50%;

    *
  12. left
  13. : -50%;

    background: green

    ;
  14. }

  15. To summarize the above seven methods for now, there are too many methods. In fact, as long as you are used to one or two of them, it will be enough.

  16. Summary
  17. If it is a mobile terminal, then it is more convenient to use methods four and five. It also supports non-fixed width and height, which is fast, accurate and ruthless
  18. That is, use flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;

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200px
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  1. display

    : flex; align- items: center; justify-content: center; ##} .center { background: green; width: 100px; height: 100px

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  2. } Or display:flex;margin:auto;

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    1. ##/* css */ .wrap { background: yellow; width: 200px; height: 200px; display : flex;

    2. ##} .
    3. center

      { background: green; width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: auto;

    4. }
    5. If it is a PC version, compatibility must be considered. Method six is ​​good, that is, pure position.


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      /* css */
    1. .wrap {

      background: yellow; width: 200px; height: 200px ; position: relative; ##}

      /**method one**/
    2. .
    3. center

      { background: green; position: absolute; width: 100px ; height: 100px; left: 50px; top: 50px; ​

    4. }  

      /**Method Two**/
    5. .
    6. center

      { background: green; position: absolute; width: 100px; height: 100px; left: 50%; top: 50%; margin-left:- 50px; margin-top:-50px; }

    7. If the height of the middle element on the PC side is not fixed, then just use method seven, and the code will not be copied.

    8. If we really want to sum up the vertical css elements, there should be more than ten or twenty types. However, it is not necessary to master them all, as long as you have a general understanding and there are no side effects when using them.

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