30-seconds-of-code/snippets/grid-centering.md

Grid centering

Horizontally and vertically centers a child element within a parent element using grid.

HTML

<div class="grid-centering">
  <div class="child"></div>
</div>

CSS

.grid-centering {
  display: grid;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

Demo

Centered content.

<style> .snippet-demo__grid-centering { display: grid; justify-content: center; align-items: center; height: 200px; } </style>

Explanation

1. display: grid enables grid.
2. justify-content: center centers the child horizontally.
3. align-items: center centers the child vertically.

Browser support

⚠️ Needs prefixes for full support.

• https://caniuse.com/#feat=flexbox