Replacement for <center> in CSS

[Dennis Marks]

What is the CSS command to center an element within a division. It is a
table so "text-align: center" does not work. If I do
<center><div>xxx</div></center> the table is centered. I would like a
CSS solution.

 

[Michael Wilcox]

What is the CSS command to center an element within a division.

<http://dorward.me.uk/www/centre/>

 

[brucie]

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What is the CSS command

^^^^^^^ property

to center an element within a division.

for inline elements e.g:

div{text-align:center}

<div>
<img ...>
</div>

for block level elements e.g:

table{width:50%;margin:auto;}

<div>
<table ...>
</div>

centering thingys
http://dorward.me.uk/www/centre/
http://www.w3.org/Style/Examples/007/center.html
http://www.student.oulu.fi/~laurirai/www/css/middle/
http://hicksdesign.co.uk/articles/css/vertical_centering_with_css/

 

[Neal]

What is the CSS command

CSS is a suggestion, not a command! User agents are NOT required to obey.

to center an element within a division. It is a
table so "text-align: center" does not work. If I do
<center><div>xxx</div></center> the table is centered. I would like a
CSS solution.

You have two solutions. Set the containing element to text-align: center;
or the contained block element to margin: 0 auto;

Pick the one which causes the least problems in your application. Usually
the first will work fine.

 

[Dennis Marks]

<http://dorward.me.uk/www/centre/>

table {margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;} works

Thank you.

 

[Richard]

CSS is a suggestion, not a command! User agents are NOT required to obey.

Damn good way of spelling it out.
CSS is purely a compliment to the html language.

 

[Els]

table {margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;} works

IIRC you need text-align:center on the parent element too,
for IE5 or 5.5. I keep forgetting for which browser that is :-(

 

[Duende]

While sitting in a puddle Els scribbled in the mud:

IIRC

Image and Identity Research Collective (IIRC)
http://www.iirc.mcgill.ca/

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

CSS is purely a compliment to the html language.

What do you have against XML?