How to center align absolute positioned div using CSS
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Answer: Use the CSS margin, left & right property
You can align any absolutely or fixed positioned <div> element horizontally center using the CSS margin property in combination with the left and right position property.
Let's try out the following example to understand how it actually works:
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Center Alignment of Absolutely Positioned Elements</title>
<style>
.box {
width: 50%;
position: absolute;
z-index: 99;
margin: 0 auto;
left: 0;
right: 0;
padding: 20px;
background: #f0e68c;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="box">
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</div>
</body>
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