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How to Vertically Center a DIV Element Using CSS
Topic: HTML / CSSPrev|Next
Answer: Use the CSS flex and align-items Properties
You can simply use the CSS flex property in combination with the align-items property to vertically center a <div> element on the page in all major modern browsers.
Let's try out an example to understand how it basically works:
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>CSS Align a Div Vertically Center</title>
<style>
html, body{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.wrapper{
display: flex;
height: 100vh;
align-items: center; /* vertically center div */
}
.box{
width: 50%; /* set width of div */
padding: 20px;
margin: 0 auto; /* horizontally center div */
background: #ccc;
font-size: 2em;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="box">Vertically Centered Div</div>
</div>
</body>
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