82 lines
1.7 KiB
Markdown
82 lines
1.7 KiB
Markdown
### Display table centering
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Vertically and horizontally centers a child element within its parent element using `display: table` (as an alternative to `flexbox`).
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#### HTML
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```html
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<div class="container">
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<div class="center">
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<span>Centered content</span>
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</div>
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</div>
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```
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#### CSS
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```css
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.container {
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border: 1px solid #333;
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height: 250px;
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width: 250px;
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}
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.center {
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display: table;
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height: 100%;
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width: 100%;
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}
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.center > span {
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display: table-cell;
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text-align: center;
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vertical-align: middle;
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}
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```
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#### Demo
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<div class="snippet-demo">
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<div class="snippet-demo__container">
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<div class="snippet-demo__center">
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<span>Centered content</span>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<style>
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.snippet-demo__container {
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border: 1px solid #333;
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height: 250px;
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width: 250px;
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}
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.snippet-demo__center {
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display: table;
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height: 100%;
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width: 100%;
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}
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.snippet-demo__center > span {
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display: table-cell;
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text-align: center;
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vertical-align: middle;
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}
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</style>
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#### Explanation
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1. `display: table` on '.center' allows the element to behave like a `<table>` HTML element.
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2. 100% height and width on '.center' allows the element to fill the available space within its parent element.
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3. `display: table-cell` on '.center > span' allows the element to behave like an <td> HTML element.
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4. `text-align: center` on '.center > span' centers the child element horizontally.
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5. `vertical-align: middle` on '.center > span' centers the child element vertically.
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The outer parent ('.container' in this case) must have a fixed height and width.
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#### Browser support
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<span class="snippet__support-note">✅ No caveats.</span>
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* https://caniuse.com/#search=display%3A%20table
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<!-- tags: layout -->
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