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