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### Ghost trick
Vertically centers an element in another.
#### HTML
```html
<div class="ghost-trick">
<div class="ghosting">
<p>Vertically centered without changing the position property.</p>
</div>
</div>
```
#### CSS
```css
.ghosting {
height: 300px;
background: #0ff;
}
.ghosting:before {
content: "";
display: inline-block;
height: 100%;
vertical-align: middle;
}
p {
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
}
```
#### Demo
#### Explanation
Use the style of a `:before` pseudo-element to vertically align inline elements without changing their `position` property.
#### Browser support
- https://caniuse.com/#feat=inline-block
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